Government agency operating correctional facilities in Namibia, focused on rehabilitation and inmate welfare through agricultural programs and faith-based partnerships.
The Commissioner-General of the Namibian Correctional Service said the Service's work encompasses transformation and rehabilitation, not just punishment. He highlighted the 2008 implementation of the Offender Risk Management Correctional Strategy as evidence-based and central to the NCS's mission.
1 March 2026 · Informanté →
The Commissioner-General of the Namibian Correctional Service said the Service's work encompasses transformation and rehabilitation, not just punishment. He highlighted the 2008 implementation of the Offender Risk Management Correctional Strategy as evidence-based and central to the NCS's mission.
1 March 2026 · Informanté →
The Inspector General of the Namibian Police led an evening patrol in Katima Mulilo as part of a coordinated security operation aimed at strengthening safety and immigration control in the Zambezi Region. The operation, involving multiple agencies, targeted crime hotspots including licensed bars and focused on compliance with licensing regulations and public order.
25 February 2026 · Informanté →
Police regional commanders have rejected calls from HIV-AIDS activists to distribute condoms in police holding cells and prisons, where 24 cases of sodomy or rape involving inmates have been recorded since 2023/24, saying such provision would only encourage further offences. Health advocates and civil society organisations counter that condom access is a harm reduction and public health measure, noting that sexual violence occurs in detention facilities and that denying preventive tools does not stop such activity but only increases disease transmission.
18 February 2026 · The Namibian →
A Windhoek High Court judge has overturned a decision to move four Fishrot defendants from their designated section of Windhoek Correctional Facility, ruling that prison authorities failed to give them a hearing or explain the reasons for the move. The judge affirmed that the accused, who are presumed innocent, have the right to be heard before adverse decisions affecting them are made.
17 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia's immigration ministry dismissed claims that the visa-on-arrival portal is privately operated by an Indian national, stating the system is government property controlled by an in-house team. The ministry confirmed the portal generated over N$413 million in revenue from visas issued between March 2025 and January 2026.
13 February 2026 · New Era →
The Namibian Correctional Service held a four-day workshop to review its organisational structure, which has been in place since April 2020. The review aims to clarify roles, reduce duplication and bureaucracy, and improve coordination between key functions including security, rehabilitation, and human resources.
3 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Moffat Hapulile, 30, has successfully completed three months of training and become one of the first two people with dwarfism accepted into the Namibian Correctional Service as a correctional officer. Despite facing mockery and bullying, Hapulile says he remained focused on his goals and was treated equally throughout the training programme at Omaruru, which he describes as one of his greatest achievements.
30 January 2026 · The Namibian →
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has deepened its partnership with the Namibian Correctional Service to rehabilitate inmates through spiritual guidance, counselling, and religious instruction, with the NCS commissioner noting that faith-based engagement has helped create calmer correctional environments and improved inmate behaviour. The partnership also includes training correctional officers in counselling, behaviour control, and leadership, while emphasising the importance of community support for former offenders to prevent reoffending.
29 January 2026 · New Era →
Namibia's correctional service and police rely on sex-based housing classifications for detainees, with no specific law or publicly available policy addressing how transgender individuals should be accommodated. Human rights activists warn that LGBTQ+ detainees face discrimination and heightened risks of abuse, and call for comprehensive intake assessments, gender-affirming care, staff training, and confidentiality protections.
28 January 2026 · New Era →
Home Affairs Minister Lucia Iipumbu inaugurated a clinic at the Kaoko-Otavi Correctional Facility in Kunene Region, which aligns with international standards requiring prisoners to access free healthcare at community standards. The clinic, built at a cost of N$1.78 million and staffed by three nurses, will also serve the surrounding community and help prevent disease outbreaks and security risks related to untreated illness.
2 January 2026 · Informanté →