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 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. 

Southern African Development Community (SADC) members should emulate Namibia and Botswana in allowing free movement of people in the region.