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---THE RE-NAMING OF CAPRIVI REGION IN NAMIBIA---

Caprivi region is a region situated in the eastern part of Namibia and it’s capital town is katima mulilo. Caprivi is also known as the first region in Namibia amongst the 13 regions that we have. However ,it is said that If one local tribe is not happy with a renaming, such a move might have disastrous consequences, some in the region say. A proposal to change the name of Caprivi was tabled in Cabinet this month by the Minister of Presidential Affairs, Albert Kawana, himself from the Caprivi Region. The reasons given were that it is a colonial name of German origin. The Namibian has received several calls from Caprivi inhabitants, who raised concern about a possible renaming of the region. According to them, this would increase the tribal tension, especially between the Mafwe and the Masubia tribes, in the region. In his State of the Nation address in Parliament this year, President Hifikepunye Pohamba said in response to questions from Ignatius Shixwameni and Usutuaije Maamberua about a colonial name known as caprivi region. It now seems that “something has been done” and on enquiry the Minister of Presidential Affairs, Dr Albert Kawana, neither denied nor confirmed a name change for Caprivi .Regarding to what Dr Albert kawana said about the renaming of caprivi region,he told the Namibian that they should talk to the Minister of Information and Communication Technology about it. Minister Joel Kaapanda said he was aware that the issue came up during the State of the Nation address, but he didn’t know how far the Government was with the implementation.<http: With the support of opposition parties for the President’s proposal, The Namibian can reveal that preparations are underway to change the name of the Caprivi Region. “What will be the new name of Caprivi be? Will it be Itenge [“Small Place”, with which the inhabitants are not satisfied] or Linyanti as the Barotse people referred to Caprivi,” asked a concerned Namibian living in the Caprivi. The Mafwe tribe’s headquarters is situated at Linyanti village, while the Masubias call their Chief Kisco Liswani II, “Munitenge” (owner of Caprivi) and named his headquarters the Munitenge Royal Establishment. The name Itenge is said to be controversial as Caprivi secessionists, under the leadership of Mishake Muyongo already want to rename the region to the Republic of Itenge. “Even if the Government asks the people to come forward with possible names for Caprivi, these two tribes will fight one another to push for their respective names to be accepted. This will only cause tribal conflict in the region.” It is expected that the renaming of the Caprivi will be the responsibility of the Caprivi Regional Council, where the Mafwe and Masubia tribes each has three representatives.

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