Heavy rains and floodwaters are threatening food security for some farmers in the Mbilajwe and Batubaja areas in the Zambezi Region.

Former DTA Member of Parliament Geoffrey Mwilima has died at the age of 70.

According to the family spokesperson, Dr. Cedric Limbo, Mwilima died in a Windhoek hospital today.

Learners at Mpukano Primary School in Kabbe South, Zambezi Region, risk their lives daily by canoeing across flood-prone waters of the Ikaba floodplains to attend classes. Many from Grade 0 to 4 miss school out of fear, leaving parents deeply worried about potential tragedies.

Police in the Zambezi Region reported multiple serious incidents, including reckless driving injuring school learners, a murder, and a body found under unclear circumstances.

The Katima Mulilo Police have arrested a Zambian national suspected of stealing a calf from one of the surrounding villages.

According to the Katima Mulilo Police Station Commander, Charles Mayumbelo, the suspect was intercepted by police on night patrol.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services is aiming to vaccinate more than 95% of eligible children in the Zambezi Region during the ongoing nationwide polio vaccination campaign.

This target translates to about 41,000 children under the age of ten, despite the region having recorded no cases of polio.

Acts of kindness have poured in for a mother of five, Sharon Muyatwa, who was left destitute after their home was flooded by heavy rains. 

Muyatwa and her family were left without shelter and food.
The Katima Mulilo Town Council stepped in.

Members of the Namibia Public Security and Allied Workers Union handed over a petition to the Ministry of Justice and Labor Relations at Katima Mulilo calling for improved employment conditions for security guards.

The Kongola-Katima Mulilo Road has been described as a "disaster" by the Minister of Works and Transport, Veiko Nekunda, indicating that the portion of the road damaged by heavy rains needs urgent rehabilitation.

The Minister for Works and Transport has instructed the Roads Authority to address the recently cut-off road between Lubuta and Sachona Village in the Zambezi Region following heavy rains.

Veikko Nekundi informed the community that a team, including a contractor, will be on site soonest.