Alexforbes Lead Story - Martha Nangolo

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In the Alexforbes Lead Story:
Namibians have little say in how the national budget is made. The Open Budget Survey gives the country just seventeen out of one hundred for public participation, with zero for input during Parliament’s budget approval and zero at the audit stage. With Namibia continuing to fall short of international standards for budget transparency and public participation, Angie Scholtz sat down with the IPPR's Martha Nangolo to discuss this.
15 Oct English South Africa Business · Business News

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