Namibia: Eastern Zambezi Still Uses Botswana Pula As NDP’s Lukato Blames Past Leadership for Bridge Delays

Political leaders and National Democratic Party leader Martin Lukato are blaming past failures and corruption for the continued, illegal use of the Botswana pula in Namibia’s eastern Zambezi region.

Impalila and Kasika islands are still trading with the Botswana pula, 36 years after Namibia’s independence.

Under the Currency and Exchanges Act of 1933, the Namibia dollar (NAD) and South African rand (ZAR) are the only legal currency in Namibia.

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