It is indeed a good strategic initiative that addresses the acute shortage of staff in the Department and the Ministry in general - Lucia Witbooi

We have also noted how in 2012 the Canadian government and in 2023 the British government imposed visa requirements on all Namibian passport holders, despite initially reciprocating by removing visa requirements for Namibians

Over the last 33 years, many countries that Namibia has exempted from visa requirements have not yet reciprocated our goodwill. The reasons for not returning the goodwill remain unknown,” Witbooi said during the Cabinet committee briefing

Shortage of manpower, security equipment, uniforms, transport, and accommodation are some of the critical challenges we are faced with, which often negatively impact the morale of these officers