Mafwe clears way for Zambezi science park

Patience Makwele

The National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) is set to inject a further N$2.5 million into research projects in the Zambezi region this financial year as plans advance for a National Science, Technology and Innovation Park at Liselo.

The funding will target the expansion of previously supported projects, particularly those focused on food security, while the proposed park is intended to give researchers, students and local innovators access to facilities needed to turn ideas into practical solutions.

The Mafwe Traditional Authority has allocated land at Liselo for the planned facility.

NCRST chief executive officer Anicia Peters said the commission wanted to move research beyond academic papers and towards products and technologies that could be tested and used by communities.