Chali Mulenga

By Chali Mulenga in Sesheke district. TOURISM and Arts Minister Sylvia Masebo has urged civil servants in the country to ensure that they implement Government projects efficiently as opposed to slowing down the implementation process. Meanwhile, Kavango Zambezi Tran Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA), which is potentially the world's largest conservation area, is planning to conduct a uniform-visa pilot project between Zambia and Zimbabwe to boost travels ahead of next year’s United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly. Ms Masebo appealed to civil servants to work hard and stop slowing down the implementation of projects especially when the money was available for the implementation of the project.   She was speaking in Sesheke on Tuesday during the launch of the infrastructure in the Zambian component of the KAZA-TFCA. Ms Masebo, who handed over the newly constructed Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) Sesheke Office, said Government w...

By Chali Mulenga TOURISM and Arts minister Sylvia Masebo’s recent tour of Livingstone, Kazungula and Sesheke has warmed up preparations for the 20 th session of United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly next. As she rightly pointed out during her recent visit to Livingstone and borders of Kazungula and Katimamulilo in Sesheke, the countdown to 2013 UNWTO general assembly has started as only about 360 days have remained ahead of the event which will be co-hosted by Victoria Falls town in Zimbabwe from August 24 to 29, 2013. Ms Masebo held a series of consultative meetings with various stakeholders at which several issues were tabled ahead of UNWTO general assembly next year. The stakeholders she met during her three-day visit included Livingstone Tourism Association (LTA) members, Livingstone City Council (LCC), members of the business community, representatives of street vendors, artists, curio traders, border staff and money changers among others....