KATIMA MULILO – While hippos are on the brink of death in Zambezi’s blistering heat as drought ravages, the Salambala Conservancy wants the government to increase their annual quota allocation for hippos and crocodiles. Conservancy manager Fabian Libanda revealed that the hippopotamus population in their jurisdiction is estimated at between 3 000 and 4 000...
Author: Albertina Nakale (Albertina Nakale )
NamWater keeps Zambezi taps running
KATIMA MULILO – Following an outcry by several defaulters facing disconnection in Zambezi over non-payment, NamWater reneged on this position, and will instead keep taps running to these affected communities. This development follows a New Era report this week that several households and their livestock in the Zambezi region find themselves in a precarious situation...
NamWater disconnects Zambezi defaulters …no water, no vote – community
KATIMA MULILO – Several households in the Zambezi region find themselves in a precarious situation after NamWater disconnected their water points over non-payment. The bills, which run into thousands of dollars, date back to the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, which brought economic activity to a standstill. Most of these affected areas largely depend on community...
Zambezi: Bucwañi bwa kuyahisa bufepa sicaba
Masokotwani – Musihali wa Lasabata lene libata, musalimuhulu ni banabahae, kungelela cwalo ni kambwitamamina kalilimo zepeli, basiya hae yabona kuliba kwa kumweta bucwañi. Basindeketilwe ki nja yabona kuba sileleza, musali usebelisa pumulo ya likolo, nikuya nibanabahae kutusa kumweta ni kubakanya bucwañi bwa kululehisa mandu. Bakeñisa kutokwa nzila balwesa libyana zabona – likubo ni lico fatoho...
21 000 voters registered in Zambezi
KATIMA MULILO – Despite the voters’ registration process kicking off at a slow pace due to hiccups experienced with voter registration kits (VRKs), the Zambezi region managed to register about 21 077 by the weekend.In an interview with New Era yesterday, Zambezi electoral coordinator Sammy Muhau said the region experienced a slow process with voter...
Zambezi: Thatch grass sustains communities
On a chilly Saturday afternoon, an elderly woman and her children, including a toddler as young as two, leave their home behind and embark on a journey into the thick velds of Old Masokotwani to harvest thatch grass for survival.
Litou lihatikela ba ba beli
Baana ba ba beli neba hatikezwi ki litou viki yefelile. Yen’wi ya litou nenyatezwi kuli ya kataza, mi lin’olo lakuli ibulaiwe neli filwe.
Jumbos trample two men
Two men were trampled by elephants this week.
Nam, Bots ties impress Kapere
Namibian high commissioner to Botswana Asser Kapere is impressed by the neighbours’ excellent bilateral relations.
Lindambo baitukiseza kulwanisa bubangoki
Namibia ni Botswana balumelelani kubeleka hamomo kuluta sicaba kuamana ni bubangoki bo bu ezahala kwa museto.