A 48-year-old man died at Katima Mulilo's Chotto compound after a hand grenade detonated.
The grenade victim was home with his family after it is presumed he picked up the grenade earlier.
His family remembers him hitting the object, unknown to them at the time, with a stick.
The Police at Katima Mulilo are investigating a case of murder and defeating the course of justice after the body of an unknown man was exhumed at Chefuzwe in the Liselo area.
It is believed that the deceased was assaulted and killed before he was buried in a shallow grave.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, held a round-table meeting with education stakeholders at Katima Mulilo.
The roundtable was meant to discuss opportunities and possible solutions to the poor academic performance of last year's national examinations.
Participants at the education engagement with Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at Katima Mulilo pointed at a number of issues as contributors to poor academic performance last year.
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.
At the Katima Mulilo hospital, 12 babies were born on New Year's Day—eight boys and four girls.
An exhausted yet happy new mother, Nambile Mbala, who was the first to give birth to a baby boy shortly after two in the morning, said she was speechless.
The Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare hosted a Christmas party for people with disabilities at Katima Mulilo.
Minister Sioka said she was humbled to share her time with people with disabilities.
Two out of seven members of the Katima Mulilo Town Council Management Committee have been sworn in after a successful election today.
The Health Control Programme Officer in the Directorate of Special Programmes in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Nicholus Mutenda, says Namibia is doing well in terms of HIV Strategic response.
Heavy rains associated with a storm have caused damage to houses, especially in the informal settlements of Katima Mulilo.
The rain affected the supply of electricity to the town of Katima Mulilo and caused damage to houses in the informal settlements, with the Chotto compound being the worst affected.
