Awareness campaigns and community sensitisation on the Indoor residual spraying (IRS) programme have kicked off in the Zambezi region with a team from the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) travelling to constituencies to engage communities.
The annual report of the Zambezi Regional Council for the 2025/2026 financial year has been adopted by the National Council.
Tabling the report, MP Raymond Sezuni highlighted the significant contribution the region has made to the development of the country.
The government has assured grain farmers in the Zambezi Region that their concerns over the lack of a market will be addressed.
Farmers said they harvested large quantities of grain but are struggling to secure buyers.
The communities of Kongola and Judea Lyaboloma constituencies in the Zambezi region have been urged to work closely with consultants appointed to oversee the rehabilitation of a 22-kilometre stretch of the Kongola-Mulangu road.
Traffic fines amounting to over N$200,000 have been collected during Operation ZAKAWE in the Kavango East, Kavango West, and Zambezi regions between 03 and 12 August.
The Zambezi Regional Council (ZRC) says several development projects in the region have stalled due to funding cuts, delayed budget releases and bureaucracy.
Among the affected projects is the status change of Kongola to a settlement.
Katima Mulilo Town Council has resolved to rename three streets after renowned public figures who hail from the Zambezi region.
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency Namibia (ADRA) has donated food parcels worth nearly N$300,000 to flood victims who were displaced in Nfooma in the Kabbe North Constituency of the Zambezi Region.
The humanitarian act will cater to 228 households, with each household receiving a food kit.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted Namibia's efforts to strengthen public health responses, focusing on the country's intensified fight against a malaria surge and its continued leadership in tobacco control across Africa.
The unresolved cases of corruption in the Zambezi region caused dissatisfaction among certain participants at the regional consultation regarding the formulation of the third National Anti-corruption strategy for the years 2026-2030.
