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Zimbabwe’s women farmers on the rise
HARARE, (IRIN) – The spike in women managing their own agricultural land following Zimbabwe’s 2000 land reform programme catapulted the country to high up in the African league of female farmers tilling their own farms, although accurate data for gendered land ownership on the continent remains a grey and contested area. Women provide the majority…
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Threat of disease in Iraq villages flooded by militants
DUBAI, 27 May 2014 (IRIN) – Flooding caused by the forced closure of a major dam on the Euphrates river has destroyed villages and farms across a 200sqkm area west of Baghdad, leaving tens of thousands homeless and at high risk of waterborne diseases like cholera. Aid agencies – already stretched to the limit trying…
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Lilemba Launches a New book of Mafwe journey from Lozi Kingdom
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Caprivi saga needs a political solution
THE long standing hot issues of the Caprivi over the years in Namibia have just created some repercussions in a society that is still claiming that the Caprivi Strip was unilaterally created by God according to its geographical set -up. A long trial of the Caprivi treason had yet been described as the longest trial…
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No Referendum no vote – Kamwi
By Staff Reporter President of CANU has tied the knot calling residents of the formerly Caprivi Strip to uphold their votes in the forth coming general elections slated for November this year. Mr. Alex Mabuku (Poison) Kamwi, President of Caprivi African National Union is calling the current Namibian Head of State, to amicably bring the…
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New Book of Mafwe journey from Lozi Kingdom Launched
By Risco Lumamezi A new literature book telling the journey of the Mafwe historical ties with the Luyana–Lozi kingdom is out for sale. The author and publisher of this book is Dr. John Makala Lilemba, a researcher, winner of Pamwe Literature Award in siLozi Short Stories in 1996 and a scholar formerly lectured at the…
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Pohamba visits NHE mass housing project in Walvis Bay
By Staff Report The Namibian Head of State made his first visit to the NHE mass housing project and toured the construction site at Walvis-Bay in the Erongo Region last week. President Hifikepunye Pohamba witnessed 130 houses which are near completion under the national project called mass housing initiated by the Namibian government which is…
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Namibia to host CAF Women Championship
By Libuto Walubita in Windhoek Namibia is set to host Confederation for African Football [CAF] women championship on October 11-24 this year at Sam Nujoma Stadium. This was announced following a strict inspections of facilities in the capital of Namibia by a team of inspectors who were in Windhoek last month, to inspect facilities such…
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Lake Liambezi fishers cry foul
By Risco Lumamezi at Muyako Fishermen and women who eke-out a living from Lake Liambezi at Muyako expressed concerns and have therefore called government to unban fines imposed on them. They told Caprivi Vision that it has become difficult to supply fish to the people for their livelihood since the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine…
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Stop enticing Caprivian Refugees
The Editor, The fear-mongering tactics meant to force Caprivian refugees to return home won’t work. Such misguided and ill-advised proposals as reported by the Namibian Sun can only work if the signatories – Botswana, Namibia and other SADC states – to the 1951 Geneva Convention will abandon their commitment to the United Nations treaty, which…
