Category: Caprivi News

By Staff Reporter IN the just ended By-Elections held on Tuesday June 17, the ruling SWAPO Party of Namibia has returned its stronghold Kabbe South Constituency with its candidate Mr. Raymond Kamwi Sezuni scoring 1 356 votes, against Mr. Sydney Sitali Shamwazi, of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) , an official opposition party in…

By Staff Reporter THE Namibia Defence Force (NDF) and its Botswana Defence Force (BDF) counterpart, have started the Civil–Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Sensitization Campaign which officially kicked off on Monday June 9, 2025 with the first community visits to Ngoma Sub-Khuta and Chinhimane Sub-Khuta in Zambezi Region. The Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs has announced…

By Staff Reporter THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) , has arrested an employee of Zambezi Regional Council, and two contractors over N$4 million tender supply of drought relief food on Wednesday. ACC stated on the statement that a Zambezi Regional Council employee and two accomplices were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission in connection with a drought…

By Staff Reporter Katima Mulilo Urban Constituency Councillor , Hon. Kennedy Simasiku was sworn in as a new member of parliament in the National Council on Wednesday. He replaced Hon. John Musialela Likando, former National Council member of parliament  and Kabbe South Councillor, who was sworn in by Chief Justice Peter Shivute , on 25…

By Risco Lumamezi TWO siblings of the physically challenged woman have expressed concerns on the failure of the allocation of the residential plot,  and basic services to their elder sister Mundia Sandema (40) , and are calling  government to intervene on the matter with urgency. Elias Liyelelo , a younger brother expressed concern to the…

By Staff Reporter UNIVERSITY of Namibia’s Katima Mulilo Campus has donated teaching materials and sanitary pads ,  to learners of Alufea Sampofu Combined School in Katima Mulilo on Friday. According to Dr. Samuel Mafwila, Campus Director revealed that the School was selected by UNAM in collaborations with other Germany partners to support the school in…

By Staff Reporter KABBE South Constituency Councillor and National Council Member of Parliament , Hon. John Likando was sworn in as a new Member of the National Assembly by Chief Justice Peter Shivute on Tuesday . Likando was placed on number 52 on the gazzetted SWAPO party list for the 2024 National Assembly elections, His…

By Risco Lumamezi THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) Secretary General, Charles Sikabongo Siyauya (49) was laid to rest on Tuesday at 27 miles in Bukalo Area of Katima Rural Constituency in Zambezi region. The multitude of the mourners from Zambezi region and church members started gathering at New Apostolic Church Congregation on Monday , where…

By Aldrin Mukendwa A German researcher has uncovered shortfall in tourism sector in Zambezi region, amid lack of local entrepreneurship among the wildlife and tourism graduates in Zambezi region. This was revealed by Ms. Leonie Hesselmann, Research associate and PhD candidate at the Institute of Geography University of Cologne in Germany, was among the researchers…