Residents of Kongola in the Zambezi Region are concerned about the regular prison breaks at the Menias Brian Libuto Police Station.
Since 2014, thirty inmates have escaped from the police holding cells on four occasions.
Some residents of Kongola in the Zambezi Region are concerned about the high incidences of prison breaks at the Menias Brian Libuto Police Station.
Two of the six people struck by lightning on Friday in separate incidents in the Zambezi Region have died.
In the first occurrence, lightning struck two Zambian nationals along the Liselo-Linyanti Road.
A resident of Ngonga village, John Sakubenya, died in a hit-and-run today at Namushasha in the Zambezi Region.
Authorities believe a vehicle that fled the scene struck Sakubenya.
Sakubenya was found lying on the road with severe head injuries and a fractured right arm in the area of Namushasha.
Two suspects were arrested over the weekend for possession of elephant tusks and illegal entry into the country near Kwala Village in the Zambezi Region during a joint intelligence-led operation.
The Zambezi Region's security cluster has launched its festive season safety campaign, code-named Operation Rainbow, which has been described as a symbol of hope, safety, and a promise of a harmonious festive season.
Zambezi Region has the lowest number of people who know their HIV status.
The region's governor Lawrence Sampofu said this is a matter of grave concern.
Sampofu made the remarks in a speech read on his behalf at the commemoration of the World AIDS Day held at Makanga Village.
The acting regional coordinator for the Swapo Party in the Zambezi Region commended men for supporting the party's presidential candidate, now President-Elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
Dorothy Kabula spoke at the region's victory celebration held in the Katima Mulilo rural district of Bukalo.
The United Nations World Food Programme, through funding by the Government of the Republic of Korea, has launched a commodity voucher programme worth 500 thousand US dollars to assist 25,500 drought-affected families and 3,500 children.
More than one hundred police officers from the Zambezi Region were conferred promotions from constable, sergeant, and warrant officer to sergeant class one and two, warrant officer class one and two, and inspector to the nearest rank.
