''The Caprivi Vision'' is a weekly published community newspaper in

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

with content in English and Lozi. It is sold in the

Caprivi Strip The Caprivi Strip, also known simply as Caprivi, is a geographic salient protruding from the northeastern corner of Namibia. It is bordered by Botswana to the south and Angola and Zambia to the north. Namibia, Botswana and Zambia meet at a sing ...

now Zambezi Region, Northern Regions of Namibia, in the capital

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and other countries of the Southern Africa such as

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and

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. ''The Caprivi Vision'' was founded by Risco Mashete Lumamezi on 21 August 2000 as a student of the

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, and its first edition was sold in

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on 30 April 2002. In Namibia, most newspapers are

based, whereas rural dwellers in the remote areas do not have a platform to present their voices of concerns in a language they understand. Only few

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newspapers currently exist in the country. The paper has stirred up controversy in its edition of 18–29 February 2008 by providing a platform for the exiled Mishake Muyongo, leader of the banned United Democratic Party and alleged mastermind behind the attacks that led to the Caprivi Conflict, to further advocate the

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of the Caprivi Strip. In particular his 2008 New Year's message triggered a sharp response from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, both against Muyongo and the editor of the paper. The Namibian Society for Human Rights (NSHR) in turn defended the editor, stating that press freedom extends to opinion pieces favouring secession.NSHR
In defense of truth and press freedom.

References

External links

Official Web Site
English-language newspapers published in Namibia Weekly newspapers published in Namibia Newspapers established in 2002 Zambezi Region Separatism in Namibia 2002 establishments in Namibia {{Namibia-newspaper-stub