KATIMA MULILO – Police in the Zambezi region have launched a manhunt for six inmates who escaped from lawful custody at Ngoma Police Station on Sunday at around 22h00. According to Zambezi police spokesperson, Inspector Kisco Sitali, the escape involved seven male inmates, one of whom has since been rearrested. The escapees have been identified...
Author: Albertina Nakale (Albertina Nakale )
Balimi ba Zambezi ba bata musika omunde
KATIMA MULILO – Balimi mwa sikiliti sa Zambezi bafitisize lipilaelo zabona hala kutokwa musika sakata, kozi yetiswa ki linanga, hamoho cwalo ni tokwahalo ya putako ya lituso za miyaho sakata. Kwa mukopano wakuikambota viki yefelile mwa Katima Mulilo, balimi neba bilaezi kuli hakusina musika sakata kwakulekisa lico zabona bupilo bwa bona bumwa kozi. Hana lika...
Business meets tradition at Zambezi Bream Festival
Katima Mulilo – The town of Katima Mulilo came alive on Wednesday as the Zambezi Bream Festival and Cultural Expo 2025 officially opened. Zambezi governor Dorothy Kabula urged stakeholders to embrace business collaboration as a catalyst for local economic growth. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Kabula described the festival as more than just a week...
Zambezi farmers demand better market access
KATIMA MULILO – Farmers and traders in the Zambezi region have expressed concerns about limited market access, the damaging effects of prolonged droughts, and the urgent need for improved support in value addition and infrastructure development. During a stakeholder meeting in Katima Mulilo yesterday, they complained that without reliable markets and resilient infrastructure, their livelihoods...
Employee wins labour dispute against Katima council
KATIMA MULILO – The Katima Mulilo Town Council has been ordered to pay former employee Frederick Sezuni full back pay amounting to N$477 034.96 by 30 September 2025. This is part of a verdict handed down by the Labour Commissioner’s Office. Sezuni was dismissed in 2024 after being found guilty of breaching suspension conditions. His...
Goma!narib ge Zambeziba ra hîgaga
KATIMA MULILOS- Zambezi ǀkharisi mûǂamaos, Dorothy Kabulas ge ǂâiǂhansensa ge gowaǂui, !hūǂgâ-amdi tawa ra hâ goma!narib ǂnamipe tsî Namibiab tsî ǁîb ǁanǁare!hūgu ai ǂgansa ge dī, in nē danasa ra !khāǂoa mâsiba ǀhûǁarebese !kham!oa. Kabulas ge mîsa !oan ge 2024/25ǁî marikurib !nâ 184 ûitsamaxūn !narib di !nae!khaide a !nurisa. Nēs ge 614 gomana !khōgā hâ,...
ECN ready for supplementary voter registration in Zambezi
KATIMA MULILO – The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) in the Zambezi region has announced full readiness for the Supplementary Registration of Voters (SRV), which officially started yesterday ahead of the Regional Council and Local Authority Elections scheduled for 26 November. In an interview with New Era yesterday, Zambezi Regional Electoral Officer Lesley Simwanza assured...
Ngurare calls for unity amid tribal divisions
KATIMA MULILO – A powerful symbol of unity echoed across Sangwali this past weekend as Namibia’s Prime Minister, Elijah Ngurare, stood before the Mayeyi community and reaffirmed the country’s strong commitment to unity in diversity. Ngurare has urged Namibians to rise above tribal and ethnic divisions, calling them destructive forces that threaten the country’s cohesion. ...
Masholi balikomu bangundunganya Zambezi
KATIMA MULILO – Mubusisi wa sikiliti sa Zambezi Dorothy Kabula ufitisize pilaelo hala busholi bwa likomu kwamiseto, mi nakupile naha Namibia ni linaha zeli bukaufi kubeleka hamoho kulwanisa kunanuha kwataba yeo. Kabula naize lipiho zabusholi bwa likomu zelikana mwanda kazemashumi alobapeli kazene neli bihilwe mwasilimo sa 2024/2025, kutisa sinyehelo ya likomu ze myanda isilezi kazelishumi...
Cattle rustlers terrorise Zambezi
KATIMA MULILO – Zambezi governor Dorothy Kabula has raised the alarm over a concerning rise in cross-border cattle theft, calling for intensified cooperation between Namibia and neighbouring countries to combat the escalating issue. Kabula disclosed that a total of 184 cases of livestock theft were recorded during the 2024/25 financial year, resulting in the loss...







