Shikati of the Mayeyi Traditional Authority, Boniface Shufu, has called on his community to strengthen cultural roots for the next generation.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, emphasised the importance of embracing cultural roots and creating employment while at it.

Minister Sankwasa was speaking during a gala dinner aimed at raising funds for the 9th Zambezi Bream Festival & Cultural Expo.

Representatives from Adventist World Radio (AWR) Namibia and the Namibia North Conference (NNC) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church paid courtesy visits to the Office of the Zambezi Regional Governor and the Katima Mulilo Town Council to introduce the community radio services to the Local leadership. 

Members of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) held their last bi-annual stakeholder planning meeting for the year at Wuparo Conservancy in the Sangwali, Zambezi region. 

A sewer spillage in Macaravani West on a street that houses Kamunu Wholesale and Milling has affected maize-Grain farmers in the Zambezi region. 

The Katima Mulilo Correctional Facility has invited community members to harvest firewood from the de-bushed timber on the farm.

The community support project that started on Monday will benefit communities nearby the farm.

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, visited and toured the Cheshire Home Facility in the Zambezi region on Monday. 

The speaker commended the work of the facility and appealed to community members to support the initiative.  

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged Namibians to embrace modern technology while fiercely protecting their cultural identity.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is in the Zambezi Region ahead of the Masubia Cultural Festival celebration, which will take place at the Royal Establishment in Bukalo on Saturday.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has been on a supervisory visit in the Zambezi Region to review the progress on various developmental projects aimed at improving housing, infrastructure, and service provision, particularly in Bukalo and Katima Mulilo.