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We need a refurbished community centre at Kaliyangile
Dear editor , we the residents of Kaliyangile Village are very much worried on why we are left out behind to the national slogan of peace , stability and prosperity. We are currently own a community resource centre building which composed of 15 computers in a store room which are of no use and I…
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Govt should intervene in rural water bills
Dear editor, allow me a space in your newspaper to share my views about the water bills of the residents who are staying outside the town. I have seen that the tender for erecting water gauges in rural areas was not discussed with the ordinary people, because these gauges were said to be installed in…
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Katima Council donates land for the construction of 187 houses
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Katima Council Donates Land for 187 New Houses
By Risco Lumamezi The Katima Mulilo Town Council has donated land for the construction of 187 houses to Shikuh Investments CC, at Cowboy for the higher income earners. This has come in response to the lack of shelter facing residents of Katima Mulilo, which has also resorted some of the residents grabbing the land without…
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President Geingob to visit France
By Staff Reporter Namibian President Dr. Hage Geingob will visit the French Republic from November 27 – 29. This is the invitation of François Hollande, French President, to Dr. Geingob, who will be accompanied by the First Lady, Monica Geingos, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and other Ministers…
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EXCLUSIVE: Iraq War records reignite debate over US use of depleted uranium
By Samuel Oakford Freelance journalist based in New York, and regular IRIN contributor Data to be made public this week reveals the extent to which the weapons were used on “soft targets” Records detailing as many as 181,000 rounds of depleted uranium munitions shot in 2003 by American forces in Iraq have been unearthed by…
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Egypt boat disaster shines light on new migration trend
By Hazel Haddon Just before sunrise on a warm September morning, mobile phones in the village of Green Island on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast began ringing urgently. “Our children began calling us from the sea. They said: ‘Save us! This boat is going to sink’,” Walid el-Hor, a community leader in the small fishing community, told…
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Katima Street hawkers wrangle vending
By Risco Lumamezi A group of poor informal small traders, making a living through selling on the streets of the town of Katima Mulilo have vowed to remove foreign vendors and take charge of the premises. This was confirmed by the group representative Mr Simasiku Mulijani who is serving as the Chairperson of the Namibia…
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Zambia’s Edgar Lungu sworn in after disputed vote
Edgar Lungu inaugurated as president, after court bid by opposition leader fails to block swearing-in ceremony. Zambian President Edgar Lungu has been sworn into office after the country’s top court rejected a petition by the opposition to block his inauguration as “illegal and unconstitutional”. Lungu, re-elected last month in a closely contested vote, called for…
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Sampofu calls for unity in Zambezi
By Martha Matongo Governor of the once troubled Zambezi region has dismissed rumours that circulated within his residents alleging attacks of armed rebellion marking back the August 2, 1999. Honourable Lawrence Sampofu told The Caprivi Vision recently after rumours that surfaced among Residents with content that, Secessionists were coming to the Region to shoot and…
