The Zambezi Regional Council is ready to host the 34th Independence Celebration for the first time since independence.

Zambezi Governor, Alufea Sampofu, says all logistics have been put in place, and the established Regional Preparatory Committee is hard at work to ensure that come March 21st, it's all systems go.

The Zambezi Regional Council is ready to host about 10,000 people at the Katima Mulilo Sports Complex, and Sampofu is looking forward to hosting the guests.

The Zambezi Regional Council has handed over three transformers, valued at N$238,000, to three villages in the Linyanti Constituency.

The transformers, funded through the constituency's community development fund with the regional council, will benefit villages such as Malihela, Makanga, and Sibbinda West.

Speaking at the handover on Thursday, the chief regional officer for Zambezi regional council, Regina Ndopu-Lubinda, congratulated the constituency councillor and residents.

New members and a chairperson have been elected for the management committee of the Zambezi Regional Council.

Matengu Simushi of the Swapo Party and Councillor of the Katima Rural Constituency has been re-elected chairperson of the Zambezi Regional Council's Management Committee.

In his address, Simushi urged fellow councillors to prioritize unity of purpose and development, regardless of their political affiliation.

The dust has refused to settle in the Sibbinda Constituency following the appointment of a cleaner.

The community feels the appointment was unfair as the position was not advertised to accord all interested residents a chance to apply.

The position became vacant after the retirement of a permanent cleaner at the constituency office.

Prime Minister, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, held a closed-door meeting with representatives of the Zambezi Regional Council, the Katima Mulilo Town Council and the Bukalo Village Council at Katima Mulilo on Friday.

Before the closed-door meeting, Zambezi Governor Alufea Sampofu briefed the Premier about the security situation in the region and the challenges facing the operations of the green schemes in the region.