Ngurare orders ring-fence on food-for-work as government hunts N.dollars 2.3 billion in savings

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2026-06-08

WINDHOEK, 08 June 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare addresses the Budget Reform Roll-Out Workshop in Windhoek on Monday, calling on government offices to act on the FY 2026/27 national budget reform agenda. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 08 JUN (NAMPA) – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Monday ordered government officials not to cut food-for-work and cash-for-work programmes as ministries identify the N.dollars 2.3 billion in annual savings required to bring Namibia’s fiscal deficit down.
The target is to bring deficit down from 5.5 per cent to 3.3 per cent of gross domestic product by 2028/29.
Addressing the 2026/27 Budget Reform Roll-Out Workshop here, Ngurare said th...

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