Former member of parliament and Caprivi high treason trial convict Geoffrey Mwilima is remembered to have spent most of his 50 days after being released from prison dancing with his grandchildren. Mwilima was released from prison on 24 December last…
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Heavy rainfall in the Zambezi region is flooding crop fields, putting farmers’ livelihoods at risk just before harvest. Farmers in the Katima Mulilo Rural and Linyanti constituencies have been affected, with hopes of a good harvest seriously threatened. The Zambezi…
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A police officer (37) was denied bail on extortion and corruption charges at the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The officer, Eric Simataa, who is a court orderly stationed at the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court, was arrested on Tuesday…
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Sesheke village resident Simasiku Libuto says he last week walked for two hours to the nearest clinic to get treated for malaria. This was despite feeling unwell, he recounts. Libuto and other residents in the Kongola constituency of the Zambezi…
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Rising floodwaters in the Zambezi region have cut off road access to Muzii Combined School, forcing pupils to use canoes to reach the school. Zambezi regional education director Alex Sikume yesterday said a stream en route to the school is…
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Security guards in the Zambezi region staged a demonstration on Thursday at Katima Mulilo demanding better wages and overtime payment for Sundays and public holidays. The security guards, led by the Namibia Public Security and Allied Workers Union (Napsawu), handed…
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Standard Bank Namibia has rolled out a new fee structure aimed at cutting costs through free swipes, three free monthly cash withdrawals and cheaper digital services. The structure came into effect on 1 January is aimed at making banking simpler,…
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Local mental health professionals are concerned about how gender-based violence (GBV) victims and survivors rarely seek professional counselling. Namibia continues to face a significant challenge with GBV, with about 4 405 cases reported between April 2024 and February 2025. In…
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NamPost Namibia says it will only issue payments strictly according to the allocated dates for each grant category in an effort to avoid long queues. In a joint press release issued on Wednesday, NamPost and the Ministry of Finance said…
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Zambezi farmers say the locust and armyworm outbreaks experienced in the region have left them discouraged about having a good harvest this season. The region has been receiving good rains since late last year, and crop farmers utilised the opportunity…
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Urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa has asked local authorities to submit the names of newly elected councillors with outstanding water and electricity bills countrywide. Sankwasa made the request in a letter dated 22 December 2025, addressed to mayors…
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The Zambezi Regional Council has resuspended chief regional officer Regina Ndopu-Lubinda on full pay pending internal investigations into corruption charges involving N$1.2 million. This follows her arrest by the Anti-Corruption Commission in October last year. Council chairperson Bernard Sisamu announced…
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