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Council, Raphael Liswaniso, has been suspended indefinitely and without salary or benefits, with all council properties withdrawn except for a cellphone.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 suspension is to facilitate investigations into governance issues, following the removal of the entire council by the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, in August, over mismanagement and the unauthorised exchange of land for vehicles. 

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development has seconded an administrator to oversee the administration of the town's affairs.