Namibia has not achieved the malaria elimination goal, and cases have more than doubled compared to the 2022 end-line target.

This is despite a marked reduction in the number of malaria cases in the country.

Malaria cases decreased by 95%, from over 66,000 in 2017 to 3,000 in 2019.

According to the World Health Organisation, however, an upsurge in the number of cases has been observed since then, reaching above 13,000 per year in 2020 and 2021, while in 2022 there was a slight decrease at around 11,000.

The crime prevention operation launched recently at Katima Mulilo has registered success in combating crime.

The operation, which included a community policing forum, was designed to improve crime-fighting strategies in response to reports of high rates of housebreaking in Choto and other compounds.

Only two cases of housebreaking have been reported since the operation started on the 16th of January, compared to an average of two cases per day before the launch.

Some residents at Sikubi in the Sibbinda Constituency are spending the festive season without a roof over their heads after they were blown away and damaged by the stormy weather during the week.

The rain caused damage to furniture and clothing, while food, school books, and other items were soaked by the rain.

About 15 households are affected.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform has partially lifted the restriction on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals and animal products within the Zambezi Region. The restriction was imposed on the region after the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak was detected in cattle from three kraals in the region last month.

Farmers in the Zambezi Region want visible security along Namibia's borders as cases of stock theft keep increasing.

Speaking at a stakeholders meeting by the Liselo-Kamenga Anti Stock Theft Association, Chairperson Vincent Siliye, said the government has not been active with regard to the safety of its citizens, especially in the Zambezi Region, where weekly cases of stock theft are being reported.

Most of the animals were recovered from Zambia, and Siliye says the incidents are not limited to stock theft.