The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, has announced that the government has allocated funds for a software upgrade aimed at restoring the functionality of the Automatic Biometric Information System, which collapsed in 2025 due to ageing infrastructure.
Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Lucia Iipumbu has advised Namibians in South Africa to remain calm and stay indoors during the ongoing protests, as the situation is being monitored by the embassy.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, says public countrywide consultations on the proposed New Migration Bill have now concluded, although stakeholders may still submit written inputs until next Wednesday.
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.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged newly graduated police cadets to reject corruption, bribery and abuse of public office as they begin their careers.
Church leaders, government officials, and hundreds of community members gathered along the B1 bridge in the capital for Namibia's National Road Prayer.
The prayer was organised by the Council of Churches in Namibia as a call for safe travel.
The Minister of Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, described the arrival of the new Deputy Minister as having strengthened the foundation on which the security and identity of Namibia rests.
The ministry welcomed Deputy Minister Edward Wambo, who was appointed recently.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, has commended staff members for a job well done but said there are still serious issues that need to be addressed, including the unacceptable behaviour of some staff.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, said the ministry will look into possible loopholes within the Namibia National Action Plan on Combating Trafficking in Persons 2023-27.
