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

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

with content in

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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 surrounded by Botswana to the south and Angola and Zambia to the north. Namibia, Botswana and Zambia meet at a s ...

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

Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 202 ...

and other countries of the Southern Africa such as

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...

and

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...

. ''The Caprivi Vision'' was founded by Risco Mashete Lumamezi on 21 August 2000 as a student of the Polytechnic of Namibia, and its first edition was sold in

Katima Mulilo Katima Mulilo or simply Katima is the capital of the Zambezi Region in Namibia. It is located in the Caprivi Strip. It had 28,362 inhabitants in 2010, and comprises two electoral constituencies, Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban. I ...

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 indigenous language 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

secession Secession is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance. Some of the most famous and significant secessions have been: the former Soviet republics le ...

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
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