Namibia: Epupa mining complaints attributed to miscommunication – News

Miscomunication and a lack of a decentralised regional structure are to blame for complaints against mining activities in areas of the Epupa constituency in the Kunene region.

This is according to a report by ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha.

Late last year, Dyakugha and his team conducted an investigation into complaints by traditional leaders in the Epupa constituency regarding the extraction of minerals, mostly copper.

The team visited several mining sites including the Kaokoland and…