NAMIBIAN TRUCK DRIVER REMANDED IN BOTSWANA DAGGA CASE

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A 31-year-old Namibian truck driver, suspected of carrying dagga, is remanded in custody following a second brief appearance in the Gantsi Magistrates' Court in Botswana.

Mbaunguraije Kaitjirokere is yet to be asked to plead to a single count of cross-border drug trafficking crime.

CONSULTATION CALLS FOR STRONGER TOURISM POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

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Participants at the regional consultation on the revised National Policy on Sustainable Tourism Development have called for stronger implementation mechanisms, greater community involvement and improved law enforcement within Namibia's tourism sector.

MEFT calls for stronger anti-poaching cooperation

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The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MEFT) has called for stronger cooperation between farmers and law enforcement to combat increasing cases of poaching and human-wildlife conflict. 

Zambia deports 242 illegal immigrants in mass operation

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The Zambian Department of Immigration has deported 242 illegal immigrants following a mass removal operation this week.

The deportees consist of 217 Burundians, 15 Tanzanians, eight Rwandese and two Congolese.