KATIMA MULILO – Former DTA lawmaker and Caprivi high treason convict Geoffrey Mwilima died in a Windhoek hospital yesterday, barely a month after his release from prison on remission. Mwilima (70), who had spent years incarcerated in connection with the long-running Caprivi treason case, was released in December 2025 on remission. After his release, Mwilima...
Albertina Nakale Edward Mumbuu KATIMA MULILO – National Assembly Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says the Namibian Constitution stands head and shoulders above all else as a proud testament of Namibians’ collective resolve to build an inclusive, democratic and just society. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said this as Namibia marked Constitution Day on Monday. “It [the constitution] is widely respected,...
AS part of New Era’s ongoing engagement with newly-elected regional and local authority councillors to unpack their visions and priorities for the year ahead, senior journalist Albertina Nakale (AN) sat down with re-elected Katima Mulilo Town Council councillor of the National Democratic Party (NPD) Simasiku Mukendwa (SM). Mukendwa speaks candidly about the state of the...
KATIMA MULILO – The Bukalo Village Council is steadily addressing long-standing service delivery challenges facing residents, as targeted infrastructure upgrades and institutional reforms begin to show results across the settlement. Council Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Anna Sazita said the council’s work has been shaped by the need to respond to practical issues affecting residents’ daily...
KATIMA MULILO – A Namibian man lost his life in a suspected hit-and-run incident that occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning in the Kongola area of the Zambezi region. Confirming the incident yesterday, Zambezi police regional commander Commissioner Andreas Shilelo said the accident happened around 06h00 on Road 349 near the Lizauli Road...
Katima Mulilo – Likolo la Njimo, Bundui, Mezi ni Cafanzo ya Mubu liekelize mihato ya silelezo mwasikiliti sa Zambezi kasamulaho akuzuha kwa kuambalakana kwa linzie ni mabuku, ili zetaseza masimu ni mafulisezo. Sibuabui walikolo Simon Nghipandulwa naize sikiliti sitaselizwe ki linzie halalu mwasilimo sa 2025/2026, ili mwahala Lungu ni Mbuwana, Njimwana ni Ñulule, ni mwa...
KATIMA MULILO – Mukwakwa walibima zemashumi amalalu ongungeka Lubuta ni Sachona kwa muwakwa waB8 mwasikiliti sa Zambezi upumehile, kutibela batu babaya kwa likolo ni sipatelanyana. Nihaike mukwakwa ubonahala kuli ufita moku patami neusika beiwa nihaili mutanonyana ulimuñwi mokufita mezi, kutisa lipilaelo. Kunela hahulu kwa pula mwasikiliti sa Zambezi nekutisize kuli kalulo yeñwi ya mukwakwa ikukiswe,...
KATIMA MULILO – A newly reconstructed 31-kilometre bitumen road linking Lubuta and Sachona villages to the B8 Trans-Caprivi Highway in Zambezi is impassable, cutting off residents from essential services, including education and healthcare. The road, completed to bitumen standard in 2024 and officially opened in 2025, connects mainland villages to the C49 Road and the...
KATIMA MULILO – The United Democratic Party (UDP) has expressed concern over the conditional release of Caprivi high treason convict Geoffrey Mwilima, saying the restrictions imposed undermine the meaning of remission and amount to continued intimidation. Speaking to New Era yesterday, UDP Elders’ Council member Alfred Kapolota said while the movement acknowledges Mwilima’s release from...
Katima Mulilo – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has intensified control operations in the Zambezi region following renewed outbreaks of African migratory locusts and the spread of fall armyworm, threatening staple crops and grazing land. Ministry spokesperson Simon Nghipandulwa said the region has experienced three separate locust infestations since the start...