The Electoral Commission of Namibia held a stakeholders meeting in the Kabbe South Constituency in the Zambezi Region together with their stakeholders to assess their preparedness.

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency Namibia (ADRA), along with stakeholders from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MEFT), the Katima Mulilo Town Council, and the University of Namibia, commemorated World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5th.

The Namibian Police, together with their Zambian counterparts, held a street procession to raise awareness of trafficking in persons in the two bordering towns of Sesheke and Katima Mulilo. 

The management of the Katima Mulilo Youth Resource Centre is unhappy about the absence of a youth hostel, despite the provision of a hostel, a hall, and a gym having been in the plans for the last 15 years. 

Residents of Ngonga in the Judea Lyaboloma Constituency of the Zambezi Region are living in fear after a pride of white lions entered their area.

The residents say the white lions appeared in April and have been terrorising the community.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has confronted the Katima Mulilo Town Council over a controversial land-vehicle exchange.

The minister demanded an immediate review of the procedure for valuing the exchanged vehicles versus the land.

The First National Bank of Namibia donated 800 mosquito nets to expectant mothers in the Zambezi Region to support efforts in the fight against malaria.

Zambezi Health Director Woita Kampuburu welcomed the gesture.

Residents of Nova Compound at Katima Mulilo are appealing to the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development to address challenges they face.

Nova Compound was established about six years ago and lacks most basic services.

The Faith Leader Advocacy for Malaria Elimination (FLAME) held a national forum under the theme "Unwavering commitment to the profound fight against malaria". 

Residents of Kongola in the Zambezi Region said their area has been forgotten with no tangible development, 17 years after it was proclaimed as a settlement.

At a meeting, the Sifanu Sub-Khuta of Kongola appealed to the government to address the delay in development at the settlement.