Botswana halfhearted about the KAZA UNIVISA
Monday, January 29, 2024 | 3110 Views |
President Mokgweetsi Masisi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The KAZA UNIVISA is aimed at facilitating easy movement of tourists between Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA). KAZA TFCA is a conservation area, spanning five Southern African countries; Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, centred on the Caprivi-Chobe-Victoria Falls area.
KAZA UNIVISA on the other side is a pilot project between Zambia and Zimbabwe and was established on November 28, 2014. With the implementation of the KAZA UNIVISA tourists no longer have to apply for multiple visas, thus saving time and money and opening the doors to the free movement of tourists visiting the African wonderland.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...