The debate over who should settle in the Bwabwata National Park has reached boiling point, with Zambezi residents now threatening to take matters into their own hands.
Author: Albertina Nakale (Albertina Nakale )
Mushrooming foreign-owned lodges irk Zambezi politicians
The Zambezi region’s political leadership has expressed grave concern over the increased foreign ownership of establishments within the hospitality industry in the region.
Illegal fishing draws minister’s ire
Illegal fishing in Zambezi region has irked fisheries minister Derek Klazen, who says the illicit practices pose a serious threat to the sustainability of the country’s fisheries.
Unregulated homebrew outlets a nuisance in Zambezi
The traditional home-brewed beer, ‘tombo’, and other related fermented brews, such as the famous ‘kachansu’, appear to be causing more chaos than joy in the Zambezi region.
Miseto ya Katima, Ngoma iamuhela bapoti babafitelela 225 000
Miseto yemibeli ili Katima Mulilo ni Ngoma, hamoho ni miseto yeñwi yelumelezwi mwasikiliti sa Zambezi, ne amuhezi bapoti babalikana 225 340 nibane basiya naha babalikana 214 892 kuzwa Muyana ñohola.
Katima, Ngoma borders record over 225 000 entries
The country’s two border posts at Ngoma and Katima Mulilo, as well as other legal entry points in the Zambezi region, recorded a total of 225 340 entries and 214 892 departures since August last year.
Calls for justice into Nchindo brothers’ killing linger on
Despite the 2022 ruling by the Kasane Magistrate’s Court in Botswana in favour of that country’s defence force, Kongola councillor Bennety Busihu questioned Namibia’s stance to seek fair justice in the killing of the local fishermen.
Zambezi’s abandoned projects … waterfront, teachers’ houses and green schemes top list
Whether it is the Kongola crocodile farm, Liselo/Katima Mulilo green scheme or the Zambezi Waterfront Tourism Park, government agencies are to be blamed for the region’s dormant or abandoned projects.
Vocational training a solution to industrialisation
As Namibia continues to import products, such as food, fuel, machinery as well as chemicals, a local expert believes vocational training opens doors to local industrialisation.
Bukamuso bwa mupunga wa Kalimbeza bubilaeza mubusisi wa Zambezi
Sikiliti sa Zambezi nihasina ni mubu onunile ni mafulisezo amande alimunanu, mubusisi wasikiliti sa Zambezi Lawrence Sampofu viki yefelile nafitisize pilaelo kuli
hakuna masimu amatuna mwasikiliti.