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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 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.
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]
All police operations in Namibia's 14 regions are headed by a regional commander with the rank of commissioner. The Khomas region hosting the seat of government and capital city is an exception as the regional commander is a major general. [4]
The Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) is a trade union representing 23,000 public sector workers in Namibia. [1] Originally founded as a multiracial association in March 1981 as the Government Service Staff Association (GSSA) due to restrictions on trade unionism during the period of South African control of Namibia .
The State House was designed by the North Korean company Mansudae Overseas Projects and built over a period of 66 months. [4] [5] In September 2002, at the end of his term, Sam Nujoma, the first president of Namibia, had construction begin on the new building, to replace the old State House in the inner city, [6] because both the office space in the old State House and the parking area were ...
Major General Charles Dickson Ndaxu Phillip Namoloh (born 28 February 1950) is a Namibian diplomat, politician and military figure who served in the cabinet of Namibia as Minister of Safety and Security from March 2015 to March 2020.