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At independence of Namibia there was no dedicated ministry for the security portfolio but a Minister of State, a position occupied by Peter Tsheehama, [2] the head of the Namibia Central Intelligence Service, until 2005. In 1995 the Ministry of Prisons and Correctional Services was established. [1] Its minister was Marco Hausiku. [3]
The Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) is an agency of the Namibian government. It is responsible for all intelligence services of Namibia and was established in June 1998 through Proclamation 12/1998 which enforced the Namibia Central Intelligence Service Act 10 of 1997. [1] The NCIS is headed by a director general.
The other state-owned commercial entities are mainly active in education, media, and transport. They execute state functions and fall under their respective line ministries. [2] Some of the state-owned enterprises in Namibia are: [3] [4]
The Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL) is the national police force of Namibia. It was established by the Namibian Constitution and enacted by an act of Parliament . The Namibian Police Force replaced the South West African Police as the national police force of the country in 1990.
The main roles of the Namibian Defence Force are to ensure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country by guarding against external aggression, both conventional and unconventional; prevent violation of Namibia's territorial integrity; and provide assistance to civil authorities in guarding and protecting government buildings and key installations as provided in the Defence Act.
The legislative organs of government are the National Council and the National Assembly. They make the laws of the country. The judiciary organs of government are the courts. The highest court of Namibia is the Supreme Court. There are also the high courts and lower courts. [1] The Namibian government is partly centralised and partly regional.
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State Security (Czechoslovakia) Stasi, or Ministry for State Security in the former German Democratic Republic; State Security Investigations Service, Egypt; Bureau of State Security, South Africa; State Security Council, former intelligence coordinating organ in South Africa; State Security Administration (Yugoslavia)