Travellers using the Ngoma Border Post were delayed Sunday morning due to a lack of manpower.

The Ngoma Border Post opens at six o'clock every day, but this morning it opened 30 minutes late because there was no immigration officer.

When the nbc News team arrived at the border, there was only one immigration officer serving at both the departure and arrival counters.

The immigration officer was initially off and sick and had to drive to Katima Mulilo for medical treatment and still return to work to assist.

The Mafwe Traditional Authority in the Zambezi Region is not happy with the current compensation policy for losses incurred through human-wildlife conflicts.

Traditional councillors expressed their discontent during an engagement with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

Mafwe Traditional Authority councillors believe that the current compensation of N$100,000 for loss of life due to wildlife attacks is inadequate and instead want this amount to be increased to at least N$200,000 as a one-time payment.

The government has been urged to bring certain services that can enhance the living standards of rural communities in Zambezi Region closer.

Chief Shikati Boniface Shufu, of the Mayeyi community, was dismayed over the ongoing practise of referring patients from Zambezi to Rundu in the Kavango Region and Windhoek for specialised treatments.

The Councillor of Katima Mulilo Urban Constituency, Kennedy Simasiku, is concerned about the state of hostels in the Zambezi Region.

According to Simasiku, who made these remarks at Katima Mulilo when he received a donation of mattresses from Tsumeb Dundee Metal, the majority of hostels in the region are in dilapidated condition.

The donation is intended to benefit the Caprivi Secondary School Hostel and Kizito College.

Simasiku commended Dundee Metals for their commitment to giving back to the community.