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Achu, Check Nicasius Showa, Veronika Nangula 2025-03-25T06:18:29Z 2025-03-25T06:18:29Z 2024 http://hdl.handle.net/11070/3981 A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for Degree of Masters of Arts Degree in Security and Strategic Studies The research focused on the analysis of the military domestic deployment in Namibia from 1990-2019. The study harnessed insights from the national security approach to ground the research. The study objectives were to investigate the nature of the deployment of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) in internal security operations in Namibia, to assess the challenges of deployment of the military in internal security operations in Namibia and to enhance the strategic efficacy of the NDF in their deployment in internal security operations in Namibia. The researcher used a qualitative approach that was exploratory by design. Moreover, thirty (30) participants were sampled for this study. Data was analysed through the thematic approach method. Research findings show that the nature of the deployment of the NDF in internal security operations in Namibia is characterised by dealing with National Security Threats, Joint Crime Prevention Operations and Response to National Disasters. Findings also showed that the challenges of domestic deployment of the NDF for maintaining and preserving internal security operations in Namibia include but are not limited to the lack of training, lack of proper orientation, lack of equipment, lack of clear strategies and tactics as well as limited budgets. Based on the findings, it is suggesting measures that emergency budgets, provision of training and civil operations orientation and provision of equipment be implemented en University of Namibia Military Domestic National Security Deployment Operation Strategic and Tactics Internal Security University of Namibia Namibia The domestic military deployment of the Namibian Defence Force: 1990-2019 Thesisopen.access