During an engagement with the public and community policing forums, the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Dr. Albert Kawana, called on all Namibians across the country to join in the 34th Independence celebrations at Katima Mulilo, Zambezi Region.

The Bukalo Village Council organised a candlelight service on Thursday night to pay tribute to the late President Dr. Hage Geingob, commemorating him as their leader, father, and inspiration.

Katima Mulilo continues to be vulnerable to flash floods, a situation compounded by inadequate infrastructure and the absence of effective drainage systems.

The leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Martin Lukato, has been re-elected to lead the party once again at its first-ever congress since its establishment.

The congress was held at Katima Mulilo.

The Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) has lauded the government for issuing visas on arrival at entry points in the Zambezi Region.

HAN CEO Gitta Paetzold describes the move as the highlight of the year for the tourism industry.

Visitors entering Namibia through the Katima Mulilo, Ngoma, and Impalila border posts in the Zambezi Region will now acquire visas upon arrival starting December 15, 2023.

Only Hosea Kutako and Walvis Bay International Airports, as well as the Transkalahari Border Post, required visas upon arrival.

The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Dr. Albert Kawana, commissioned the construction of the Civic Affairs Regional Office and a Class B Police Station at Katima Mulilo on Wednesday.

Chaos erupted when demonstrating residents of Katima Mulilo refused to accept the answers from the town council.

Angry residents say the poor service they are getting from the town council does not correspond to the rates and taxes they pay.

Residents of Katima Mulilo owe the town council about N$120 million in municipal services.

This was revealed during what was meant to be feedback to residents of Katima Mulilo, who held a demonstration demanding better services from the Katima Mulilo Town Council.

More than 200 residents of the Nova informal settlement in Katima Mulilo have finally received offers to purchase the residential plots.

The residents have been occupying the land for years after they were relocated by the town council.