NamRA launches new K9 Unit

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The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) has launched its K9 Unit, consisting of 10 dog handlers and four K9s.

This follows six months of extensive training that cost the agency N$2.5 million with support from the Ministry of Finance.

Police ready for elections in ||Kharas Region

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The Namibian police in the ||Kharas Region say they are fully prepared for the upcoming elections, with manpower and resources deployed to ensure safe and smooth voting.

Germany donates N$30m mobile command post to Defence Ministry

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The German Armed Forces Technical Advisory Groups handed over a mobile command post worth more than N$30 million to the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs.

The mobile command post is a quickly deployable unit to command troops in and out of the area of operation.

SADC tasked with engaging partners on Madagascar crisis

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The SADC Secretariat has been directed to engage strategic partners, such as the Indian Ocean Commission, the African Union, and the United Nations, over the political and security crisis in Madagascar. 

These engagements are to ensure coordinated and complementary interventions. 

Journalist notes challenges in enforcing Kabila death sentence

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Lenin Ndebele, a Zimbabwean journalist specialising in conflict and security issues in Africa, said the death sentence given to former DRC President Joseph Kabila is recognised in the war-torn country, although carrying it out might be a challenge.

OPCW provides training for African member states in Swakopmund

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The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is providing training for African member states at Swakopmund.

The five-day advanced training is aimed at building capacity for first responders from 13 English-speaking states in Africa.

Council urges action on Wakashamane Border Post issues

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The National Council Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Security, Constitutional and Legal Affairs has urged ministries and agencies operating at the Wakashamane Border Post to work together to solve challenges facing staff there.

Council reviews Katima Mulilo border post progress

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The National Council Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Security, Constitutional and Legal Affairs visited the Katima Mulilo Border Post in the Zambezi Region on Monday to find out if recommendations proposed by the committee in 2022 have been implemented by the government.