Discord ensued as Members of Parliament in the National Assembly engaged in a fervent debate, questioning the existing parliamentary protocols after PDM MP Nico Smith rose to contribute to the Appropriation Bill.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Albert Kawana, sought clarity on the standing rule that Smith used to be the first member of parliament to contribute to the Appropriation Bill.
Visitors entering Namibia through the Katima Mulilo, Ngoma, and Impalila border posts in the Zambezi Region will now acquire visas upon arrival starting December 15, 2023.
Only Hosea Kutako and Walvis Bay International Airports, as well as the Transkalahari Border Post, required visas upon arrival.
Some countries without diplomatic representation in Namibia will no longer need to apply for visas before coming to Namibia or in transit through Namibia.
Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Albert Kawana, expounded on "visas on arrival.".
The Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security Minister, Dr. Albert Kawana, has announced the extension of Gun Amnesty Month to 2030.
The gun amnesty period is in September of each year, and Africa is envisioned to silence illegal guns by 2020.
Dr. Kawana also announced that all people who surrender their illegally owned firearms, ammunition, and other related materials will not be subjected to disclosure, humiliation, arrest, or prosecution.
The Namibian Police are making significant progress in infrastructural development in all 14 regions.
This was said by the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Dr. Albert Kawana, when he inaugurated the Nkurenkuru Police Station in the country's youngest region, Kavango West.
The station, constructed at a cost of more than N$108 million, consists of a charge office, four holding cells, 42 offices, a doctor's consulting room, cell blocks, four vehicles, fuel tanks, and various other amenities.
Parliamentarians from all political divides in the National Assembly are speaking with one voice regarding the issue of mental health in the country.
This follows a motion tabled by PDM member in the house, Winnie Moongo, on what she termed the deplorable and inhospitable mental health institutions and facilities in the country.
The motion seeks awareness of the plight and situation of these centres so as to improve their conditions.
