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.
The Katima Mulilo Town Council says plans to build a bus and taxi rank will soon come to fruition, following complaints of flooded hiking points by drivers and passengers.
Due to recent heavy rains, hiking points have become saturated, making accessibility a hurdle.
The Katima Mulilo Correctional Facility has taken a major step towards agricultural self-sufficiency with the installation of a modern centre pivot irrigation and reticulation system at its old Wenela farm.
Heavy rains on Wednesday night have left dozens of households in Chotto Compound homeless after floodwaters inundated their homes, ruining food supplies, documents and personal belongings.
The Namibian police and the Directorate of Forestry in the Zambezi Region have confiscated illegally harvested timber valued at over N$5,000.
The community policing team in Katima Mulilo started the year with a cleanup campaign, focusing on government properties throughout the town.
A volunteer, Katrina Kaundu, said she has been active in the yearly clean-up activities around the town for the past few years.
Kabulabula villagers under the Masubia Traditional Authority have objected to the appointment of a new Induna, alleging that he was appointed without community consultation.
The newly appointed Human Resource Manager for the Katima Mulilo Town Council, Albert Sibeya, appeared in court today following his arrest early Wednesday morning at the Katima Mulilo checkpoint in the Liselo area.
The Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema, visited the children and family of the late Rachel Simasiku, a recent victim of gender-based violence (GBV) who was buried last weekend in Katima Mulilo.
