Namibia Correctional Services Commissioner General Raphael Hamunyela has emphasised that the institution is hard at work to bridge the skills gap between new intakes in key positions and top officials.
The aim is to equip officials with skills to improve administration and rehabilitation programmes.
The Namibia Correctional Services (NCS) is hosting an Angolan delegation to verify the nationality of Angolan nationals incarcerated in Namibia who wish to serve the remainder of their sentence back home.
The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) is set to recruit 200 young individuals between the ages of 19 and 35 to undergo a nine-month training for the 2025 intake.
NCS Commissioner General, Raphael Hamunyela, announced this in a press statement released on Monday.
3,129 offenders have been sentenced to community service since the full implementation of the Community Service Order (CSO) programme in 2010.
Out of this figure, 2,781 offenders successfully completed their sentencing conditions by December 31, 2023, while 286 breached the conditions.
Production in animal husbandry at Evaristus Shikongo Correctional Facility outside Tsumeb has increased, from 200 cattle to 363.
The Evaristus Shikongo Correctional Facility is situated about 25 kilometers north of Tsumeb and is involved in animal husbandries such as cattle, horses, sheep and goats.
