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...
KATIMA MULILO – Prominent horticulture farmer and conservation expert Morgan Saisai has strongly criticised modern monoculture farming. He said it severely degrades the soil and reduces crop yields. Saisai, who hails from a rural farming family in Izimwe village, has transformed his 2.4 hectares of productive farmland in Kabbe South in the Zambezi region into...
LIAMBEZI – Balimi mwa sikiliti sa Zambezi haba zwelapili kulima masimu abona, babañwi mane kulima lihekele zelikana mashumi akezaliho, mabapa ni Lisa la Liambezi kuli lico lifumanehe kabuñata, kuna ni lipilaelo hala taba ya kuyandulula njimo. Kuzwa koo, sicaba nesi itinga fa Lisa la Liambezi kuba simbule sa litapi, mafulisezo alikomu ni misebezi yeñwi ya...
LAKE LYIAMBEZI – As farmers in the Zambezi region increasingly plough large tracts of land – some as extensive as 50 hectares – around Lake Liambezi to boost crop production, concerns are growing over the sustainability of agricultural expansion. Historically, local communities have relied on Lake Liambezi during wet cycles for fishing, grazing and subsistence...
LAKE LIAMBEZI – Maize farmers around Lake Liambezi are facing mounting losses as African migratory locusts and fall armyworms continue to ravage crop fields, prompting urgent calls for faster and more effective government intervention, including aerial spraying. According to Roderick Maswabi, chief agricultural scientific officer in Zambezi, the 2025/26 farming season has already recorded three...
KATIMA MULILO — Re-elected Katima Mulilo Urban constituency councillor Keneddy Simasiku has outlined his key plans and priorities for the year. He pledges sustainable development anchored in basic service delivery, youth empowerment and strong stakeholder collaboration. In an interview with New Era over the weekend, Simasiku said the government’s vision remains sustainable development based on...
TATARSTAN – The Alabuga Start Programme, an international employment initiative based in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, is increasingly drawing young women from Africa, Latin America, and Asia. However, participation from Southern African countries remains low, according to programme officials. The programme is officially offered as an international work and study programme in Russia’s Special...
KATIMA MULILO – Kampani yebona za kukoleka likoloti ili yezibahala ka Red Force, ilaezi simubuso kuli Likwambuyu wa Zwelopili ya Libaka za Litolopo ni Matakanyani, James Sankwasa, aikupele maiswalelo hala taba ya kulubelwa kuli nabulezi kanako ya mukopano wa sicaba la 11 Njimwana 2025 mwa Katima Mililo. Kanako ya mukopano one ubuhiswa falikepe la Katengo...