THE Ministry of Home Affairs must issue an employment permit to a Zimbabwean pharmacist who was told to leave Namibia two weeks ago, it was ordered in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.
While Namibia is said to be experiencing an acute shortage of pharmacists, Zimbabwean pharmacist Brian Chikwata had to go to the extent of suing the Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration, the Immigration Selection Board and the Chief of Immigration to enable him to stay in Namibia and take up employment with a pharmacy at Outapi.
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