Swakopmund Constituency Development Committee (CDC) has abolished its equipment aid scheme budget for small business owners.

The Swakopmund Municipality has approved a budget of N$521 million for the 2018/2019 financial year.

Several members of Parliament in the National Council say the budget allocation to the Ministry of Justice is not enough to render the required services.

-The Otjiwarongo Municipality has adopted its 2018/2019 financial year budget of N$148 million.

Deputy Minister for Disability Affairs, Alexia Manombe-Ncube, has attributed her division's 40% budget cut for the 2018/19 financial year to a lack of understanding of needs of disabled people.

Some economic analysts have called for more innovative ways to stimulate the economy and improve budgetary provisions to the country's needs.

-Namibia's Finance Minister, Calle Schlettwein has tabled the 2018/19 national budget announcing the introduction of a 10% tax on dividends as a way to increase revenue to fund the deficit.

-Some economists welcomed the budget, describing it as a stabilising tool for the Namibian economy.

-Building on the new beginnings promised in President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address, South African Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba's budget speech was all about rebuilding and restoration in challenging times.

-MTC has dismissed claims that it spend 90% of its budget on a South African technical consultant.