Why? Stunning scenery, wildlife and lonely desert roads
Time needed: 10 days
With its good, unsealed roads and beautiful desert scenery, nothing beats Namibia. You can even tick off the Big Five (elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and buffalo) if you have a keen eye and a bit of luck.
Begin in the capital of Windhoek, before driving south to the towering dunes around Sossusvlei, which are at their most beautiful at dawn. Continue your desert journey to the charmingly Germanic seaside town of Swakopmund before driving up a small portion of the Skeleton Coast and heading inland to Etosha National Park. You might want to stop at a secluded lodge such as Vingerklip, on the way.
Three people are presumed dead, and nearly 4,000 have been displaced due to flooding after
heavy rains pounded Weru-Weru and Masama wards in Hai District in the past few days.
The three people were in a family vehicle that was washed away by floods following a heavy rainfall, which hit the district on April 21 and swept away the Namwi river banks.
District officials say efforts to recover their bodies were still ongoing.
Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner Anna Mnghwira said yesterday that the floods have destroyed nearly 700 homes, leaving over 4,000 people homeless. The rains have left us with many damages, with thousands of people homeless and some of the bridges were flooded as a result of the destruction at the Namwi river banks, the Regional Commissioner said.
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TRA cracks down on fake tax stamps in Kilimanjaro
THE Tanzania Revenue authority in Kilimanjaro has launched a ten days door to door and shop- to- shop campaign in the region to crackdown on smuggled products with fake Electronic Tax Stamps (ETS).
Speaking at the launching ceremony, acting Senior Manager for Taxpayer Education at TRA headquarters Rose Maendeka said the campaign which is aimed at providing education on tax will go hand in hand with inspecting and pursuing untrusted traders who fake electronic stamps.
“Let me warn traders who smuggle goods into the country evade tax by using fake tax stamps, we will go shop by shop because this is a serious problem in the region,” she said.
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