Category: Zambezi News

Councillor Felix Mukupi of Sibbinda Constituency By Clemence Tashaya AN angry SWAPO Councillor of Sibbinda constituency in the Caprivi region, Felix Mukupi recently went on a shooting rampage threatening to kill a government official, a Geographical Information System Analyst who is employed by the Office of the President in a move that has divided the…

Mafwe Ngambela ( Prime Minister ) Mr. Patrick Likukela By Simon Liseli THOUSANDS of the Mafwe tribe celebrated their annual Lusata cultural festival on Sunday October 3, 2010 at Chinchimane some 68 kilometres south of Caprivi. The 2010 Lusata festival brought all the Mafwe sons and daughters together in show casing their unified cultural groups…

By Clemence Tashaya and Risco Lumamezi THE REMAINING CAPRIVIAN Refugees who are currently living in Dukwi Refugee Camp in Botswana have rejected calls for repatriation from the Namibian government, the Caprivi Vision has established. Following wide spread reports by a Namibian human rights watchdog (National Society for Human Rights ) accusing both the Botswana and…

FORMER PARLIAMENT BUILDING OF THE THEN ADMINISTRATION FOR CAPRIVIANS By Clemence Tashaya IN what appears to be a contradiction of the Caprivi residents, the Katima Mulilo Town Council has finally decided to sell the former Caprivians’ Parliament plot. The Caprivi Vision can now exclusively reveal that the former parliament is up for grabs. It has…

FORMER SWATF SOLDIER , Mr. Benson Kaapala By Clemence Tashaya THE former South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) members, a military component and wing of the South African Defence Force (SADF) before the independence of Namibia, is appealing to both the Namibian and South African governments to assist its members to get their promised pensions.…

Mrs. Janet Matota By Clemence Tashaya SOME call her the Caprivian mother but some call her a revolutionary Conservationist for the Caprivi region. In Windhoek during the Park talk presentation in December last year, she received a resounding applause at the end of her presentation. She presented a paper or what is popularly known as…

By Lubinda Samunzala at SIBBINDA THE political divide in Simaumbulwa is a tale of controversy that is surrounded by greed, hate and non tolerance. Several SWAPO members at Simaumbulwa village in Sibbinda constituency have crossed the political floor by acquiring membership cards of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP). The RDP Secretary General for…

Veterans Affairs Minister quashes questions By Violet Lukato and Clemence Tashaya THE Minister of Veterans Affairs, Dr Nicky Iyambo was in the Caprivi region last month to address the concerns of the war veterans in the region. The tour was part of his countrywide familiarization tour so as to acquaint himself with the issues, grievances…

By Clemence Tashaya WHILST baby dumping is regarded as a serious murder offence in the Namibian books of laws, this trend and practice has continued to give some law enforcement agents a headache because some of these perpetrators are not being arrested and remain Scot free. As the police seek help from members of the…

Chief Kisco Maiba Liswani III hands over a gift to Dr. Sam Nujoma during the Masubia Festival on 31 July 2010 By Risco Lumamezi The founding President, Dr Sam Nuyoma and His Excellency Hifikepunye Pohamba were in the Caprivi region last month to celebrate the annual Masubia Cultural Festival which took place on the 31st…