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Good-bye 2013, Welcome 2014
-Editorial- THE year 2013 is practically ending and as we look back counting days and months that went by to enter the New Year 2014. We at The Caprivi Vision would like to reflect on some tangible events and issues that made headlines in this paper. Now that, as we are kicking the year…
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Caprivi Merger Still an Issue
Dear Editor, Allow me to say few words in this paper. I read in your 31 October – 15 November paper where Hon: Nangolo Mbumba ( SWAPO Secretary General) made his voice clear on the issue of Caprivi merger. Mr.Mbumba confirmed to this paper that the merger existed and later denied that he was not…
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AgriBank grants N$ 367 million to Farmers
STAFF REPORTER The Agricultural Bank of Namibia has approved loans totalling N$367 million to 646 Namibian farmers in 2013, which shows an increase of 35.4 percent over loans approved in 2012. The bank noted in its End of the Year report of 2013 entitled “Agribank Performance Report for the year 2013 (January – November 2013)”that…
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Katima Council Embarks on Mass Development
By Dominic Sikopo Katima Mulilo Town Council is in the process of developing the town with its major key infrastructures and a number of mass development projects which will see the town improving drastically. Some of the major achievements are new gestures in the heart of the town which is the erection of the…
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Namwater inaugurates New pre-paid Electronic Meter in Katima
By Dominic Sikopo THE Katima Mulilo Town Council and Namibia Water Corporation ( Namwater) signed a historic agreement on Monday , that will see Katima Council start using a new Pre-paid Electronic Meter system that will replace the old pre-paid meter. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony was Dr. Vaino Shivute , Chief Executive Officer of…
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Katima Hosts ALAN Council Congress
By Dominic Sikopo The Congress which saw all Local Authorities of Namibia gathering in Katima Mulilo for the first time was an opportunity for the authorities to take stock on issues affecting local Authorities in Namibia. In her keynote speech the President of the Association for Local Authorities in Namibia(ALAN) Councillor Agnes Mpingana Kafula thanked…
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Lands Minister’s Advisor to appear in Court for Rape
By Dominic Sikopo Special Advisor to the Minister of Lands and Resettlement is to appear in court for rape charges on November 21, awaiting decision from the Prosecutor General, Martha Imalwa. Mr. Vincent Likoro was arrested and charged with rape on July 7, 2013 while he was on duty with the Minister of Lands and…
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Syrian crisis pushing Lebanese into poverty
BEIRUT, 31 October 2013 (IRIN) – The impact of the Syrian crisis is dragging tens of thousands of Lebanese into poverty, a new report has shown. Up to 170,000 Lebanese could slide into poverty due to the conflict next door, while unemployment could increase by as much as 10 percent by the end of 2014,…
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Briefing: Armed groups in eastern DRC
KAMPALA, 31 October 2013 (IRIN) – The apparent imminent demise of the 18-month-old M23 rebellion is unlikely, on its own, to deliver peace to the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where, in the absence of a significant presence of the state, at least 40 armed groups operate, and a chronic humanitarian crisis…
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Mbumba Rejects CANU Merger
By Risco Lumamezi SWAPO Party Secretary General, Mr. Nangolo Mbumba has rejected calls of the Caprivi African National Union (CANU) talks on the 1964 merger agreement. When caught-up for response on whether SWAPO is ready to accept the demands of CANU to occupy some key line ministries in its Cabinet, in reference to the merger…
