About 70% to 80% of ministries have decentralised their functions to the regions since the adoption of the Decentralisation Policy in 1997.

This is according to the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development officials, who have called on those lagging behind to improve.

To empower local and regional governments, the Decentralisation Policy was adopted in 1997 so that residents could make their own decisions.

By implementing the policy, communities can shape their own destiny and address challenges unique to them.

The Namibian Tourism Board says that, once the Tourism Bill is passed, it will no longer regulate the tourism industry. 

CEO Digu //Naobeb revealed this at a tourism stakeholder engagement held in Windhoek. 

//Naobeb says the research was conducted in 2018 to develop a national growth and development strategy, which recommended that the mandate of NTB be changed to that of the destination marketing organization and have the entity move away from regulatory functions.