Fisheries Minister Inge Zaamwani has warned companies benefiting from the Government Employment Redress Programme to stop poaching workers from one another, saying the practice is destabilizing the industry and negatively affecting the workers.

Residents of Onamhinda village in the Ohangwena Region are back in their homes after severe flooding forced them into relocation camps earlier this year. But for many, survival now depends on continued government and donor support.

Traditional leaders from both Kavango East and West regions gathered in Rundu this week to deliberate on ways to improve the welfare of their communities.

The meeting brought together representatives from all five traditional authorities under the Kavango Traditional Leaders Forum.

The weekend crime report was marked by a series of drug-related arrests and several serious incidents across the country.

In Aroab, a 54-year-old woman was apprehended while attempting to smuggle 16 bankies of cannabis and half a Mandrax tablet into the local police station.

The remains of former President Edgar Lungu will be repatriated from South Africa to Zambia on Wednesday, June 10.

Zambia's Secretary to Cabinet announced that President Hakainde Hichilema has declared a 7-day mourning period in honour of his predecessor.