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Bukalo Council set for 2015
By Martha Matongo THE brand new Bukalo Local Authority Council offices and infrastructures currently under constructions are set to be inaugurated and operational in December 2015. Offices which are under construction will be completed by the same year while at this time around phase 2 of the road surfacing has commenced. Zambezi Regional Council’s Chief…
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SWAPO preaches for unity,lambasts opposition parties
By Aldrin Mukendwa The ruling SWAPO party held its first star rally in Katima Mulilo recently ahead of the general elections marked next month. Addressing the public at the gathering held at Katima Sports Complex, was SWAPO Secretary General, Mr. Nangolo Mbumba who was accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry who is…
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31 years Imprisonment for double rape
By Aldrin Mukendwa A 24–year–old Zambian national known as Ilukena Mooto was sentenced to 31 years for double rape and overstaying in Namibia. In the case CR 82/02/2012 the accused Ilukena was arrested by the Namibian police on February 15, 2012 after he repeatedly committed a sexual act which he did on 10 February near…
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13 years for rape and assault
By Aldrin Mukendwa A Namibian man was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for raping and assaulting the complainant. The Regional court magistrate Mr.William Kasitomo sentenced Mr. Herbert Mate Nshimwe who was arrested on April 12, 2012 from Kasheshe Area in the District of Katima Mulilo was found guilty of contravening section 2(1) read section 1,…
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Who is Namasiku Zambwe?
By Martha Matongo SHE is a lovely young lady with the mind of her own, a Senior Social Worker in the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare in Zambezi Region, who holds a Bachelor Degree in social work from the University of Namibia. In her interview with Caprivi Vision why she chose social work…
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Govt lifts FMD restriction in Zambezi
By Staff Reporter Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has lifted the restrictions of the suspected outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) at Ihaha in the FMD zone, of the Zambezi Region. In the press release issued by the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Mr. Joseph Iita informed the public that…
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Children with disabilities need equal education
Dear Editor, Allow me a space to express my views in your respected newspaper. Three (3) years ago when I was doing my School Based Studies at Makanga Combined School, at about 70 kilometers west of Katima Mulilo in Makanga Area. I was touched by the treatment given to some learners with disability in classroom…
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Uganda’s flagging male circumcision drive
KAMPALA, (IRIN) – Limited funding and personnel, as well as misconceptions and cultural beliefs, are some of the challenges hindering Uganda’s goal of circumcising at least 4.2 million men by 2015 in a bid to lower the country’s HIV/AIDS incidence. Just 26 percent, about 1.4 million, of the men targeted under the Safe Male Circumcision…
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Post-flood health worries in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, (IRIN) – As waters continue to recede after floods that have affected more than 2.5 million Pakistanis, largely in the north eastern Punjab Province, health experts warn a further crisis may be unfolding with thousands of communities at risk of vector and water-borne disease. In its latest Pakistan flood report, the World Health Organization…
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Zambia jails air force commander for corruption
LUSAKA – A Zambian court on Monday convicted the country’s former air force commander Andrew Sakala of corruption, opening the door to a possible 15 year jail term. Lieutenant General Sakala was found guilty of pocketing around a quarter of a million dollars that was earmarked for covert security operations ahead of the 2011 elections.…
