Caprivi Culture
The Caprivi culture people live in caprivi region of Namibia. Caprivians are linguistically related to the lozis in Zambia. The largest caprivian tribal groups are the Masubia and mafwe. Other tribes are the mayeyi, matotela and mashi.
Each Caprivi village has a headman, generally the most senior male member in the village. He advises the senior headman who represents a number of villages.
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The kuta is the highest legislative, administrative and judicial body in the tribal area.
The family unit is the most important socioeconomic unit in this culture. The masubias are patrileneally oriented while the mafwe reflect distinct matrilineal features in their rules of succession.
Most caprivians are subsistence farmers who make their living on the banks of the Zambezi, Kwando, linyatnti and chobe rivers.
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The land is cultivated under a system of individual right of occupation as allocated by the people’s authorities.
When the Zambezi and Chobe Rivers come down in flood, more than half of Caprivi east of the Kwando may be under water. During this period the caprivians use their mekoro or canoes to transverse the routes normally used by cars and on foot.
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