One of the candidates gunning for a councillor position at Katima Mulilo Urban Constituency in the upcoming polls, Shepherd Nyambe, said that his manifesto focus is aligned with the National Development Plan – NDP6.
A rainstorm left a trail of destruction in its wake, damaging houses and structures and uprooting trees in Katima Mulilo and the surrounding areas.
The storm that hit on Tuesday caused widespread damage to homes in Mafuta, Namalubi, and Lisikili.
Residents of the Katima Mulilo Extension 27 and those of Choto Extensions Seven and Eight in the Zambezi Region who have been living without electricity will soon have their houses electrified.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Katima Mulilo Town Council, Raphael Liswaniso, has been suspended indefinitely and without salary or benefits, with all council properties withdrawn except for a cellphone.
The housing gap in Katima Mulilo is expected to narrow with the development of Extension 39 by a private developer.
Mishake & Sons Trading CC has partnered with WAT Construction to construct 83 houses at a cost of N$80 million.
Students from various institutions around Katima Mulilo took part in a clean-up campaign in the town on Friday.
Members of the banned United Democratic Party (UDP) held a demonstration in Katima Mulilo on Thursday and handed over a petition to Zambezi Governor Dorothy Kabula.
A 54-year-old man, Cornelius Kamwi, employed at the Katima Mulilo Youth Centre, died last night (Wednesday) in Katima Mulilo after losing control of his vehicle and colliding with a moving truck.
Employees of the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED) in Katima, Mulilo, have joined others across the country in expressing dissatisfaction with how labour issues are handled by management.
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture held a consultative session with education stakeholders regarding the Teaching Profession Regulation Draft Bill at Katima Mulilo.
