The Zambezi Governor, Dorothy Kabula, is concerned about delays in the implementation of the One Stop Border Post initiative as well as unresolved operation challenges at the Kalimbeza Rice Project.
These projects hold economic potential for the country at large and the people of the region.
Following the successful implementation of the use of national identity cards as documents for cross-border travel between Namibia and Botswana, authorities in the neighbouring country are using the lessons from the agreement to launch similar arrangements with other countries in the region.
The draft Migration Bill seeks to align the three-decade-old immigration legislation with current migration trends and challenges.
The Director of Immigration and Border Control, Danelie |Naris, revealed this during ||Kharas stakeholder consultations on the draft bill held in Keetmanshoop.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, toured various border posts in the Zambezi Region.
These visits were aimed at assessing service delivery challenges.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, has called for discipline and professionalism at the border posts.
Iipumbu made the call as she prepared to visit various border posts and the ministry's projects in the Zambezi Region.
The governments of Namibia and Botswana will jointly ensure that robust information technology systems and infrastructure are put in place to improve border management and allow the two countries' national systems to function seamlessly with one another.
