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 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...
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...
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...
KATIMA MULILO – Kasamulaho aliviki za kulyanganiswa bakeñisa mulilo one usinyize ofesi ya katengo ka tolopo mokubulukwa mapampili ni milelo, katengo katolopo ka kalile hape ni lisebelezo za milelo. Lisebelezo neli kalile viki yefelile kwa muyaho wa swalelele kwa Wooden Bridge, kulatelela mulilo one u ezahezi la 24 Yenda. Sibuabui wa katengo katolopo Chrispin Muyoba,...
KATIMA MULILO – Red Force Debt Management has formally demanded a retraction, apology, and cessation of statements by Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, allegedly made during a public meeting in Katima Mulilo on 11 November 2025. During the live-streamed event on the Katima Mulilo Town Council’s Facebook page, the minister alleged that...
KATIMA MULILO – Zambezi police spokesperson Kisco Sitali yesterday clarified that no suspects have been arrested in connection with either of the two break-ins at the Katima Mulilo Town Council offices or the recent fire that gutted the registry office. He said the police currently have no evidence to suggest the incidents were inside jobs...