Deputy minister of industries, mines and energy Gaudentia Kröhne urges rural communities not to view solar electricity as a second-class solution, as it can power their houses the same as grid electricity. She made this call during the 29th annual…

A Katima Mulilo man (25) was arrested over the death of his daughter (2), whom he allegedly killed after her grandmother confronted him over child support on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Lekisha Sizuka. Her next of kin…

The Zambezi police are investigating allegations that intoxicated officers assaulted and intimidated Ndoro Memorial School hostel pupils over a damaged padlock, injuring several boys. Ndoro Memorial School is situated at Omega 3 in the Kongola constituency. An unofficial report shared…

A pupil (18) lost his life in a car accident in the Zambezi region after the driver of the car he was travelling in lost control and overturned in the Sachona area on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Kumana…

Three people died in an accident in the Zambezi region after the vehicle they were travelling in were involved in a head-on collision with a truck on the Trans-Zambezi Highway on Saturday. Zambezi regional police commander commissioner Julia Sakuwa-Neo says…

The San community in the Bwabwata National Park in the Zambezi region says their family members die while waiting for help in cases of medical emergencies. The community is outraged after three men were run over along the Trans-Zambezi Highway…

A woman who allegedly killed her flatmate by setting fire to the room in which she was with her two daughters was denied bail in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. It is alleged that Nambwa Matengu (38) set…

Eleven children under five years with diarrhoea-related symptoms have died in the Zambezi region this year. This was revealed by the minister of health and social services Esperance Luvindao yesterday. Luvindao informed The Namibian on Monday regarding the reports of…

Kambimba Senior Primary School needs assistance to construct a proper community hostel to accommodate about 66 pupils from surrounding villages. School principal Maria Dinyando says the current community hostel, situated in the Mukwe constituency of the Kavango East region, that…

Zambezi regional governor Dorothy Kabula-Simushi says traditional authority leaders must use their influence within local communities to strongly advocate for climate-resilient adaptation and natural resource management. She made this call during the regional stakeholders consultation on the review of the…

Livestock farmers in the Zambezi region say they are facing financial hardships since the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) stopped operating the Katima Mulilo abattoir in June. Meatco, which has been operating the Katima Mulilo abattoir since 2021, has handed…

The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) says it will cost N$268.7 million to elevate the grounds of the flood-affected Muzii Combined School in the Zambezi region over the next three years. In a media statement issued on Thursday, the…