The Namibian government has announced a temporary ban on state funerals amid criticism over the rising costs of these burials. Only President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has the power to exempt funerals from the moratorium, the government said. Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus says the moratorium would last until April 2026, while a review committee looks into the "criteria and processes associated with bestowing official funerals". Ms Theofelus added that a committee consisting of "no more than seven members" would be established to lead the review. The government has not said whether the decision was related to mounting criticism of the increasing costs of the numerous state funerals as reported by local media.

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