Nekundi rejects placement of proposed Katima Mulilo Weighbridge

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2026-01-22
LISELO, 19 January 2026 - Roads Authority Regional Manager, Lynnette Malipa engages with Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi at the proposed site for the construction on the new weighbridge in the Liselo area. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA LISELO, 19 January 2026 - Roads Authority Regional Manager, Lynnette Malipa engages with Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi at the proposed site for the construction on the new weighbridge in the Liselo area. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA
KATIMA MULILO, 21 JAN (NAMPA) - Plans to relocate the Katima Mulilo Weighbridge to alleviate truck congestion in the main areas of the town and to enable 24-hour operations suffered a major setback earlier this week after the Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, disapproved the newly proposed site.
The proposed site is located in the Liselo area, approximately 11 kilometres from the main town centre, and falls under the jurisdiction o...
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LISELO, 19 January 2026 - Roads Authority Regional Manager, Lynnette Malipa engages with Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi at the proposed site for the construction on the new weighbridge in the Liselo area. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA LISELO, 19 January 2026 - Roads Authority Regional Manager, Lynnette Malipa engages with Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi at the proposed site for the construction on the new weighbridge in the Liselo area. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

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