Nujoma warns UNITA collaborators

President Sam Nujoma of Namibia on Sunday warned that councilors in the northern Kavango region would soon withdraw business licenses of people collaborating with the Angolan UNITA rebels, news reports said. Addressing traditional leaders, heads of government departments and the business community in Rundu, Nujoma also warned that “severe punishment” would be meted against any Namibian citizen harboring the rebels. “The Namibian government does not have problems with genuine business people who obey the laws of this country,” Nujoma said.

Meanwhile, Nujoma said that the Trans-Caprivi Highway would soon be extended to the western part of the Kavango region to make it easier for the business people in the country to sell their products to other residents in other regions, as well as to travelers.