Zambezi River waters hit low levels: Mapenzi

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2025-01-07

KATIMA MULILO, 07 January 2025 - The Zambezi River's water levels have worsened, dropping to even lower levels than last year over the same period. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

KATIMA MULILO, 07 JAN (NAMPA) – The Zambezi River has been at its lowest level in five years hitting a low 0.30 centimetres measured on Tuesday afternoon compared to a reading of 0.90 centimetres the same time last year.
This is according to the Namibia Water Corporation’s (NamWater) water works assistant Nalisa Mapenzi who on Tuesday told Nampa that the low water levels in the Zambezi River have devastating effects on the operations of the comp...

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