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The Monitor :: Ngamiland Farmers Fed Up With Elephant Population

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Mmegi Online :: Human/wildlife conflict increases in Ngamiland

Mmegi Online :: Human/wildlife conflict increases in Ngamiland

Mmegi Online :: Kiss of life for Ngamiland zinc, silver project

Mmegi Online :: Kiss of life for Ngamiland zinc, silver project

Mines to open in Sepopa, Shakawe

Mines to open in Sepopa, Shakawe

By Leburu Andrias GUMARE - Okavango could soon transform into a mining region as an American company that was granted prospecting rights for Ngamiland in 2005 says the area is rich in various mineral deposits. In an interview at the proposed mine site in Shakawe recently, site manager Mr Gosaitse Moabi said soon two mines would open at Shakawe and Sepopa. Mr Moabi said Newdico, which is sponsored by the World Bank to prospect for minerals in the Shakawe area, had made some interesting discoveries. He said the company had discovered iron ore in the area stretching south of the Shakawe airstrip, a few metres west of the Shakawe-Maun road and spreading west towards the recently completed senior school. He said China had already declared an interest in mining the iron and they were now awaiting completion of tests and analysis of the ore. "Our job here is to determine how much iron this area has and its quality. How soon the mine opens is a decision that is made by the investor, not us," he said. Mr Moabi further revealed that they had also discovered a copper belt on the outskirts of the iron-rich Shakawe area, about 500 metres under the iron ore. He said the copper belt starts from the Okavango towards Samochima, adding that what is of interest is the fact that technically, copper and iron never exist in the same area because of their contrasting properties. He explained that though tests were still ongoing, preliminary results had shown a fault in the rocks, which must have pushed the copper into the iron. The site manager further said another mine was expected to open soon in Sepopa as Australia was interested in mining the copper that the company has discovered in the area. Furthermore, Mr Moabi added that numerous discoveries had been made in Ngamiland, such as deposits of kimberlite at Nxau Nxau, Ghani and Xaudom; copper at Sepopa and iron in Shakawe, adding that samples from other areas showed that the region is rich in iron and copper. He explained that the kimberlite deposit at Nxau Nxau was small and not economically viable, but deposits at Ghani and Xaudom required further tests to determine the viability of mining. BOPA

Residents demand division of Okavango 07 August, 2012

SHAKAWE - Okavango residents have suggested that their constituency be divided into two with the Okavango River being the boundary line. Speaking at the Delimitation Commission consultation meeting in Shakawe recently, residents said it was time the constituency was divided into two looking at the challenges of distance. They suggested that a new constituency that should be called Okavango East should start at the Namibia/Botswana border line through Mohembo East and include Seshokora settlement. The constituency would have an estimated population of 13 916 people. Another new constituency - Okavango West should start from the Mohembo West border and include Etsha 1 and Nxau-Nxau village which would result in an estimated population of 23 506 people. Currently, the Okavango constituency has a population of over 35 000. Furthermore, they requested that Etsha 1 up to Etsha 13 villages should be relocated from the Ngami constituency back to Okavango to enable the carving of the two parliamentary constituencies. One of the speakers, Mr Bafenyang Ngaka said Etsha villages were transferred to Ngami with a total population of over 10 000 people during the 2002 delimitation commission, saying it was disappointing because the people of Etsha were from the same tribe and had one representative at Ntlo Ya Dikgosi. Turning to Jao, Jedibe and Xaqua flats settlements, Mr Ngaka said most of the people who were working in lodges in the Okavango Delta were from Okavango and should automatically fall under the Okavango constituency not Ngami as it was currently the case. Another speaker, Mr Ketlogetswe Disho urged the commission not to focus only on the required number of 36 000 people per constituency but instead also look at the challenges in the constituency such as the size, lack of roads, poor communication and the fact that the area MP was unable to visit all his electorates as expected. Moreover, Mr Disho said, the Okavango constituency was lagging behind in developments. He said that the constituency had flood plains, swamps and rivers, which occupied a wide geographic location and its physical characteristics gave it a remote area status characterised by deep heavy sands, which made travelling difficult. Currently, the Okavango constituency consists of 37 villages including settlements. BOPA