The Ministry of Mines and Energy has allocated more than N$17 million to electricity projects in the Zambezi Region for this financial year.
This was revealed by the Minister, Tom Alweendo, during a meeting with the Zambezi Regional Council leadership at Katima Mulilo.
The Governor of the Zambezi Region, Lawrence Sampofu, said a lot has been done in terms of development despite many setbacks in the region.
Sampofu said this during his State of the Region Address on Monday.
With regional governors delivering their State of the Region addresses from all fourteen regions, Zambezi's governor Lawrence Alufea Shampofu is the latest to deliver his address, which he presented this morning.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources visited green scheme projects in the Zambezi, Kavango East, and Kavango West regions.
The visit aimed to assess the operational viability of the projects amid reports of non-productivity and dormancy.
Two families at Mubiza Village in the Zambezi Region were left destitute after their houses were gutted by fire this week.
The incident was attributed to a toddler who was playing with thatched grass and is alleged to have started the fire.
A Namibian woman raising funds for charity has so far covered about 1,700 kilometres by foot.
Ray Sasman, who walked from the ||Kharas Region, is now in the Kavango East, headed towards the Zambezi Region.
The year 2025 will be the one that many will be looking forward to as the government plans to implement a grant for unemployed people between the ages of 18 and 59.
The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has introduced crop producer registration cards to improve market access for farmers in the Zambezi Region.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Anna Shiweda, is in the Zambezi Region on a three-day visit to tour abattoirs and familiarise herself with the implementation of the poultry and horticulture programmes that are supported by the government.
The Swapo Party's Secretary for Legal Affairs, Pohamba Shifeta, has encouraged members to elect capable and competent candidates who can deliver on promises made.
Shifeta said putting incompetent candidates into positions of authority creates challenges and mistrust between the party and the community.
