Namibia will welcome a delegation of women from the South African Police Service (SAPS) who will be in the country from today until the 15th as part of South Africa's Women's Month celebrations. 

The visit, organised as an SAPS initiative, reflects the good relationship between Namibia and South Africa in terms of preserving internal security and maintaining law and order.

Women's Month in South Africa pays tribute to the more than 20,000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August in 1956 to protest apartheid pass laws. 

This year marks the 69th anniversary of the march and the 30th anniversary of the first official National Women's Day, celebrated under the theme "Building Resilient Economies for All".

The SAPS women will begin their journey through Ariamsvlei, with stops at police stations along the route, followed by visits to Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.

They will then travel to Windhoek on 14 August to host their first-ever Women's Month conference in Namibia before exiting via Gobabis on 15 August.

The Special Advisor to the Inspector General of the Police and Chairperson of the Police Women's Network shared more on the visit.

"This delegation will be led by Major General Anna Sithole, who is the head of the delegation, and this empowering of females, or empowering of women, is to contribute towards a better service delivery to the communities as well as aligning themselves with the national commissioner's August month activities and inaugurations and to celebrate Women's Month."

The Namibian police warn that the convoy of nine buses may cause traffic congestion on the B1 and B2.