Security System In Namibia

Creating the Namibian security system policy This essay will analyse the creating and content of a recently completed policy plan for the Namibian Security System (NSS), the National Security Policy Framework (NSPF), because I have been working in the public service for more than five years as a police officer under the Ministry of Safety and Security, Department of Police. There are a number of policies I could have written about. However I believe that this policy is a pressing issue in the Namibian security fraternity. Reason being every country needs a certain degree of security, be it internal (citizens) or international (border control), and Namibia is no different. Namibia is situated in the regional bloc of the Southern African Development

The NSPF in its final iteration found security issues firstly, the growing importance of energy security and viable supply and the increase in demand for electricity throughout the SADC, which exceeded the total amount of energy that could be generated. Secondly, a major increase in the cross-border illegal exchange of goods and services. In the case of Namibia, these goods originated mainly from its northern neighbour Angola. Thirdly, the NSPF identified escalation of crimes in Namibia and including in the rest of the SADC region, with reference to local and regional crime statistics. Fourthly, the threat posed by globalisation, more importantly as result of agreements like, the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and SADC. Namibia’s dependence on South Africa, for consumable goods like food. Fifthly, climate change could affect food security and water scarcity in the long run, putting southern Africa at the forefront of being one the worst affected regions on earth. Finally, appreciating the role that the maritime security plays and continues to play in international trade, job creation, national development, and

Basically, the different policy settings and events that produced the policy were described, followed by a consideration of major features of its content, including its core values and principles, oversight, monitoring, and final evaluation. (Du Pisani, 2014)

Because the policy was in its initial stages of implementation, Du Pisani (2014), did not offer any analysis of its likely impact on the politics of Namibia, or on its broader international relations.

According to Du Pisani (2014), the policy was initiated by the executive. Its accountability and oversight structure was mainly focused on the executive branch of government, while civil society played a small role in its design. This was because the policy was established in a mere three readings in the National Assembly, the tabling of the Prevention and Combating of Terrorist Activities Bill on 20 November 2012. The Minister of Safety and Security at the time, did not just introduce the bill to Parliament, but additionally provided a lengthy explanation of its purpose and motivation. The members of parliament from the opposition had little input during the debate, and the bill was passed by the National