The election of a chairperson of the management committee for Katima Mulilo Town Council was deadlocked, with members unable to choose a nominee to occupy the seat.

In a significant event marking the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare in the Zambezi Region held a commemoration at Chetto, Kongola constituency, on Wednesday.

Vice President Nangolo Mbumba has indicated that there is a need for local authorities and regional councils to align their needs and secure funds for the overall development of the Zambezi Region.

Mbumba held a meeting with local and regional councillors at Katima Mulilo.

Mainstream Foundation, an organisation dedicated to catering to the needs of children with disabilities in the Zambezi Region, introduced their latest project, an agri-farming production to generate income.

A gala dinner was held to raise funds for the much anticipated three-day first-ever Zambezi Tourism and Business Expo slated for this week.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism and stakeholders handed over N$37 million in project funding, grants, and equipment to various conservancies in the Zambezi Region.

The N$34.6 million police post at Singalamwe in the Kongola Constituency of the Zambezi Region has officially been inaugurated.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services hosted the Global Hand Washing Day in the Zambezi Region on Friday.

The 15th Global Hand Washing Day was held at Siseme Primary School in the Katima Mulilo Rural Constituency, under the theme "Clean Hands Are Within".

Twelve upcoming farmers in the Zambezi Region received livestock through the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism's integrated landscape approach for enhancing livelihoods and environmental governance to eradicate poverty.

The Swapo Party Executive Committee Member in the Zambezi Region, Alufea Sampofu, has condemned tribalism within the party.

Sampofu was speaking at the regional mobilisation and recruitment drive at Katima Mulilo over the weekend.