Foreign tourists were forced to return to Windhoek at a roadblock on the Khomas Hochland road recently. Members of the Special Field Force demanded to see the passports of a busload full of tourists from Germany, who were on the way to a nearby farm. Six of the tourists did not have their passports with them and were forced to get back to the city and fetch their passports. There is no law or other legislation in place in Namibia, which requires a person to carry his or her passport or identification document. However, many times police, particularly the SFF demand to see a form of identification. The ministry of home affairs has so far not come up with a solution for this problem. Attempts to receive clarity on the issue from the police force failed. The methods and behaviour of the SFF bring back memories of the pass laws of the apartheid era.

Namibia exported 6 653 head of live wild animals during 2001. In its latest annual report for 2001/202, the ministry of environment and tourism said this was an increase of 17% against the previous year. 4070 head of live game were imported in the in 2001/02. The Mahangu game Park was opened again after it had to close down in 2000 for security reasons. Trophy hunting resumed again in that park and in the Caprivi in general. In the year under review 3,9 million N$ were paid into the Game Products Trust Fund from trophy hunting concessions. The ministry received 1,57 million N$ from tourism concessions, which was deposited into the central revenue account. According to the annual report a total of 229 131 tourists visited all the government parks during the calendar year of 2001.