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Stories this week (since Mon 26 Oct)
Zambezi
OVER 50,000 CATTLE VACCINATED AGAINST FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN ZAMBEZI
PHARMACISTS PROMOTE SAFE MEDICINE USE IN ZAMBEZI
ZAMBEZI FAMILY TURNS TO GARDENING FOR SURVIVAL, SEEKS SUPPORT FOR WATER SUPPLY AND FENCING
ZAMBEZI RECORDS OVER 33,000 MALARIA CASES SINCE JANUARY
Celebrating culture through music
The organisers of Zambezi Night have announced that the annual celebration of the Region’s music and heritage will return on 31 October 2026, urging concertgo
Bababeli batimela mwakozi yafamukwakwa mwaZambezi
Aron Mushaukwa KATIMA MULILO – Muuna walilimo zemashumi amane kazelobapeli yasimuluha mwanaha Zimbabwe, ni musizana walilimo zemashumi amabeli yasimuluha m
Mupendo waputako kusileleza butuku bwaFMD wakala mwaZambezi
Mubuhi waMutende Likolo laNjimo, Bundui, Mezi ni Canfazo yaMubu kamutayi obona zamipendo yalikomu likalile mihato yamupendo waputako kwasioli saKalala mwasil
Zambezi to host Miss Namibia 2027
The Zambezi region has officially been announced as the host region for Miss Namibia 2027, marking a new chapter for Namibia’s national beauty and leadership platform.The announcem...
Nearly 8 000 Zambezi cattle vaccinated for FMD
At least 7 922 Zambezi cattle have been vaccinated for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at 11 crush pens under a strategic vaccination programme running from 12 to 21 October.The Zambe...
BUSINESS TODAY | ZAMBEZI BACKS MICRO-CREDENTIALS - nbc
Emergency FMD vaccination activated in Zambezi
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform through the Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) has put in motion the emergency FMD vaccinati
Truck backlog hits Katima Mulilo border post
A backlog of commercial trucks travelling from Namibia into Zambia has caused severe congestion at the Katima Mulilo Border Post after drivers arrived without mandatory customs documentation, the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) said.
Judge slams CPBN as FMD breaks in Zambezi …Fence construction continues despite tender dispute as Namibia confirms new outbreak
Renthia Kaimbi The High Court has reprimanded the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) for failing to provide proper reasons for cancelling a veterinary cordon fence tender, while construction of the disputed project continues amid a fresh foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak confirmed in the Zambezi Region. In a judgment delivered on 8 October, judge Boas […]
Urgency cannot become an excuse to bypass the rule of law
The latest foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the Zambezi Region is a serious warning that Namibia cannot afford complacency in protecting its livestock industry. The disease is highly contagious, economically disruptive and capable of devastating livelihoods, trade and food security if it is not contained swiftly. Government is therefore right to act decisively. But decisive action […]
ZAMBEZI TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES WELCOME MISS NAMIBIA 2027
ZAMBEZI TO HOST 2027 MISS NAMIBIA PAGEANTS
ZVTC eyes stronger industry links
KATIMA MULILO – The Katima Mulilo Town Council has called for stronger collaboration between vocational training institutions, government and the private sect
CREATIVES IN ZAMBEZI HAIL NBC OUTREACH
A cry over tender exclusion in Bukalo
KATIMA MULILO - Business owners in Bukalo Village Council have raised concerns over what they describe as the exclusion of Namibian-owned companies from governm
Zambezi welfare groups urged to register or risk funding
Patience Makwele Unregistered welfare groups in the Zambezi region risk missing out on funding and donor support as social workers push community organisations to formalise their operations. The warning comes as grassroots groups continue providing food, clothing, school uniforms and other assistance to vulnerable people, with registration seen as a key step towards strengthening their […]
NBC EXPLORES PARTNERSHIP WITH ZAMBEZI REGIONAL COUNCIL
MASAKE HAILS ZAMBEZI HOSTING OF WOMEN'S CONGRESS
Kamwi ukwalula mungendenge wakufayela kwaBukalo
KATIMA MULILO – Ndumeleti wabutuku bwamalaria mwasikiliti saZambezi Richard Kamwi, Lamubulo nakwaluzi simubuso mungendenge wakufayela mwamandu kwaBukalo mwasi
Mamili ubata kozo, ukalimela manzwi akauhanya
CHINCHIMANE – Mulena waKhuta yaMafwe George Simasiku Mamili VII ukupile balateleli bahae ni sicaba kaufela mwasikiliti saZambezi kukumalela swalisano, ni kupi
Legal marathon: Inside the Caprivi treason saga
Iuze Mukube Like the opening scene of a gripping action movie, the Caprivi treason saga unfolded in the early hours of 2 August 1999, when armed men descended on Katima Mulilo, attacking police stations, military installations and other State institutions in what would become one of the most consequential security crises in Namibia’s post-independence history.... The post Legal marathon: Inside the Caprivi treason saga appeared first on New Era .
BUSINESS TODAY | KATIMA MULILO LOCAL AUTHORITY
Malaria momukunda gwaZambezi guna kanduka dogoro 33 349
Chinchimani- Zambezi, nguuru gomukunda Zambazi Dorothy Kabula kapindwire magano govantu omu kageve sivaro esi sina zeruka ngesi somalaria momukunda gwendi sina
Mamili kapandwire epangero komalikwamo vana kara nago gekuliko
Katima Mulilo-Hompa govaMafwe Litunga George Simasiku Mamili VII kapandwire epangero kekuliko neli vana kara nalyo ngesi lyokutunga matungo omu vana kara nosita
Kamwi opens malaria IRS campaign at Bukalo
KATIMA MULILO – Zambezi malaria ambassador Dr Richard Kamwi on Monday officially opened the indoor residual spraying (IRS) campaign at Bukalo in the Katima Ru
Rapist seeks to overturn 30-year sentence
Iuze Mukube A resident of Katima Mulilo serving a 30-year prison sentence for rape is once again challenging his conviction and sentence, this time asking fo
Costly Katima CEO disciplinary fight drags on
Katima Mulilo mayor Kabende Kabende has defended the length and cost of the disciplinary process against suspended town council CEO Raphael Liswaniso, saying the seniority of the p...
Katima abattoir employees petition govt
Aron Mushaukwa Employees of the Zambezi Meat Corporation (Zamco) at the Katima Mulilo Abattoir handed over a petition to Zambezi Governor Dorothy Kabula, add
Katima hospital eyes intermediate status
Auleria Wakudumo Katima Mulilo District Hospital refers an average of 30 patients every month to referral hospitals outside the Zambezi region. Health min
KATIMA MULILO POLICE INVESTIGATE FATAL CRASH THAT CLAIMED THREE LIVES
Zambezi Basin states set climate resilience priorities with US$130m programme
Eight countries sharing the Zambezi River Basin have agreed on priority interventions to strengthen food security, livelihoods and ecosystems as preparations ad
Mamili calls for unity, warns against divisive speech
CHINCHIMANI – Mafwe Chief George Mamili VII has called on his subjects and communities across the Zambezi region to embrace unity, tolerance and peaceful coex
Three killed, two injured in Katima head-on collision
KATIMA MULILO – Three people were killed and two pedestrians were seriously injured in a horrific road crash on the B8 road opposite the Zambezi Vocational Tr
Zambezi malaria cases surge to 33 349
CHINCHIMANI - Zambezi Governor Dorothy Kabula has raised alarm over the sharp increase in malaria cases in the region, with 33 349 cases recorded by the week en
Babeleki baSilaha yaKatima babilaela kwamubuso
Aron Mushaukwa KATIMA MULILO – Babeleki bakampani yelekisa nama ili yezibahala kaZambezi Meat Corporation (Zamco) kwaSilaha yaKatima Mulilo nebatambekile
Muuna uitumelela kubulaya mufumahali wahae
Iuze Mukube Muyahi watolopo yaKatima Mulilo yanyaziwa kakukutakutela kunata mufumahali wahae mwatoho ni noto (nsando) pili asika mupuma mumizo katipa, ubat