Even though it is illegal, individuals are still continuing to erect fences within the boundaries of community forests, especially in the Kavango West Regions.
The Chief Forester for Kavango East and West, Jonas Mwiikinghi, described the illegal fencing as a serious concern.
Members of the Chief Council in the Kavango East and Kavango West regions have raised concerns over apparent ineffective coordination between the government and the traditional authorities on land matters.
Illegal fencing has left villagers at Rera Vanyime in the Kavango East Region devastated, as the planting season is passing without a solution in sight.
The community is now calling on the Minister of Urban and Rural Development to intervene.
Residents of Mpora Village in the Kavango West Region held a protest against the illegal fencing of communal land, calling for intervention from the regional governor.
