Floods in the Zambezi region continue to wreak havoc, with some schools, clinics, and villages accessible by boat only. Zambezi governor Dorothy Kabula-Simushi says the floods pose a threat to communities, with those in the Kabbe South and Kabbe North…

The Namibian passport has been ranked 60th globally in the 2026 Henley & Partners Passport Index, granting holders visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 75 destinations. The index ranks passports based on the number of destinations holders can access without a…

Katima Mulilo residents and leaders are divided over whether employing Zambian nationals for domestic work fuels the Zambezi region’s high unemployment rate. The region’s current unemployment rate stands at 43.7%, with its youth unemployment rate at 49.6%, according to the…

The Katima Mulilo Town Council has so far temporarily relocated 15 families to Ngweze Community Hall after their houses were flooded as a result of heavy rains since January. The families lived in mud houses at the Cowboy, Dairy, and…

More than 1 300 pupils at Caprivi Senior Secondary School in the Zambezi region were sent home on Monday to allow education authorities to fix an overflowing sewage problem. The school will remain closed for two days while the problem…

The family of the late Nchindo brothers is demanding a formal apology and financial compensation from Botswana, following former president Mokgweetsi Masisi’s recent public statement regarding the 2020 killings. Fishermen Tommy, Martin and Wamunyima Nchindo and their cousin, Sinvula Munyeme,…

The Namibian Lives Matter (NLM) movement has rejected former Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi’s apology for the Nchindo brothers’ killing six years ago by his country’s defence force. The apology is insensitive and dishonest, the movement says. Masisi issued the apology…