Rodney Cloete

The Beneficial Ownership Registry motion and the EITI-membership motion both stand undisposed on Order Paper No. 55, awaiting debate.

Welcomed Namibia's FATF greylist exit — then pressed for the BIPA beneficial-ownership register to be opened to the public before the gains erode.

Challenged the High Commission's response to stranded Namibians and demanded a 24-hour emergency consular hotline.

Invoked Article 40(h) of the Constitution to ask when Cabinet last tabled a comprehensive foreign trade policy report before the Assembly.

Demanded answers on the no-tender three-month contract, cited a rejected Namcor discount worth roughly N$114 million a year, and raised a conflict-of-interest concern over the Nasan Energies appeal.

"Stripping consular services from that mission is not a technical reshuffle" — on the US embassy decision and its cost to students and bilateral ties.

Co-authored investigation with Desmond Nikanor into board fees as full-time income for a politically connected class.

First-person op-ed on how the PAP rotation rule was won, lost, and restored — the most detailed Namibian account of the Bureau elections.

Served on Namibia's five-member delegation to the 1st Extraordinary Session of the Seventh Legislature as the new continental leadership was elected.

Questions on government's upstream equity stakes, a N$123 million Angolan asset acquisition via foreign entities, and due diligence in the Namport board appointment.

Pressed government on trade-regulatory risks of FATF grey-listing and on the tax burden carried by Namibia's narrow formal-business base.

Official IPC statement on petroleum governance following the oil discussion at State House.

On US interest in Namibian energy and minerals: ensure the outcomes count for Namibians, not just for American supply chains.

Inspected the Ghana–Togo joint border post on free movement, and contributed to the PAP debate on the Model Law on Migration in Africa.

Assessed Ghana's AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative rollout and pressed for ratification of the AU free-movement protocol.

Ministerial travel transparency, Namibian state firearms trafficked to the Western Cape, ambassadorial economic diplomacy, the 500,000-jobs pledge — plus a formal request that any BRICS decision come before Parliament.

Took the oath in Midrand at the opening of the Fifth Ordinary Session; assigned to the Permanent Committee on Trade, Customs and Immigration Matters.

Pressed on the gap between ratification and Namibia's first AfCFTA export (unprocessed salt), and the absence of SMEs from value-added trade.

Tabled contribution to the 2025/26 Appropriation Bill debate, published in the Assembly's official Budget Statements bundle.

Took the oath as an IPC Member of Parliament; served as Chief Whip of the official opposition caucus from 2025 to February 2026.