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Namibia: Lukato dismayed by unfulfilled promise to pensioners – News

Namibia: Lukato dismayed by unfulfilled promise to pensioners – News

Africa Links 24 with Namibia Press Agency
Published on 2026-03-19 07:53:30

National Democratic Party leader Martin Lukato says despite positive financial reports, the N$104 billion budget for the 2026/2027 financial year tabled in the National Assembly last month, defaulted on a promise to increase senior citizens’ pensions.

This follows president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s shift in commitments regarding the increase of the monthly old-age pension grant from N$1 600 to N$3 000, which she had previously promised to senior citizens.

Lukato, in the National…

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