Gandja Iyambo took over as mayor of Okahao Town Council and said the group will stick to honesty, teamwork, and getting stuff done while keeping communication open across party lines. He told councillors to drop the ego trips and work together instead of letting political differences mess up decisions, saying diverse viewpoints should actually help them figure things out better.
Iyambo wants the council to set goals through official votes while the admin team handles the actual rollout for residents. Loide Amadhila grabbed the deputy mayor slot, and Andreas Nekwaya will chair the management committee alongside other members like Lukas Shaanika and Ndapandula Erastus.
Martha Imalwa just got tapped to keep running Namibia's prosecuting authority for another year after her term wrapped up, and President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah made the call based on what the Judicial Service Commission recommended. She has been holding down the prosecutor general spot since early 2004, and the JSC is hunting for her permanent replacement while she keeps things rolling as the acting head.
JSC secretary Elias Shikongo said they are screening candidates to find the best fit for the gig, and the temporary setup prevents the office from falling apart during the transition. Imalwa got reappointed multiple times by different presidents over the years, and she is hitting 65 soon.
Swapo party members grabbed the top spots at Katima Mulilo Town Council after Kabende Kabende and Charity Matongo-Mabuku got sworn in as mayor and deputy mayor by magistrate Davy Kambinda. The management committee ended up stacked with Swapo people, while opposition councillors from the National Democratic Party and Independent Patriots for Change got stuck as regular members.
Kabende said the council plans to handle basic stuff like land distribution, road fixes, water access, and trash pickup while trying to get everyone working together instead of fighting over politics. He told young residents they are central to plans for creating opportunities, and he asked traditional leaders plus business groups to pitch in since getting things...
A Namibian rally driver lost his appeal after getting convicted for six murders tied to a crash that killed three German tourists and three of his own passengers near Henties Bay. Jandré Dippenaar got 15 years behind bars when the Swakopmund Regional Court found him guilty of murder instead of just culpable homicide, which was the first time a road collision in Namibia led to murder charges rather than a lesser offense.
Judge Naomi Shivute backed the original ruling, saying Dippenaar passed cars at high speed over a blind hill despite warnings from other drivers who actually reported him to cops before the wreck happened. The court decided he knew his reckless driving could kill people, but did it anyway, and the sentence was not harsh...
Namdia and Namibian cops teamed up after thieves walked off with N$349 million worth of diamonds from the company's Windhoek office during an armed heist. Interim CEO Lelly Usiku said the partnership fixes security holes across handling, storage, and transport while getting both sides to share intel and run joint investigations on shady activity.
Inspector General Joseph Shikongo said protecting the diamond industry matters since criminals keep targeting it, and the deal helps them coordinate better when moving product around or investigating suspected illegal trade. Both groups want tighter security at every stage, from rough stones getting shipped to final exports leaving the country.
Rheecious Isaac Luweya from Chichiri Secondary School in Blantyre took first place at the 54th International Letter Writing Competition held at Likangala Secondary School in Zomba, beating out Allan Nkhoma from Likangala and Favour Kalirani from Loyola Jesuit in Kasungu. MACRA acting director general Mphatso Phiri said getting young people into writing early helps them build research and creative skills that impact how they communicate with everyone else.
The Universal Postal Union got Luweya's winning piece for a global competition, and MACRA wants to run more contests across education divisions to push skill development. Winners grabbed laptops and other gear, while their schools scored printers and desktop computers for producing...
African Parks just handed over a K122-million health post to Mzimba District in the Mgoza area under Traditional Authority Khosolo, and people there were basically hiking 24 kilometers to get basic medical help before this was dropped. Official David Nangoma said keeping communities healthy makes them better at protecting nature, while Director of Health and Social Services Prince Chirwa pointed out nobody should walk that far for treatment.
Council Chairperson Joel Theu said empowering locals helps with both wildlife conservation and development goals. The facility will handle outpatient stuff, pregnancy care, and clinics for young kids, which should stop preventable deaths and get people to seek help way earlier instead of waiting...
Malawi gave out awards to businesses backing Vision 2063 during a ceremony in Lilongwe that tried to hype up private-sector investment as the backbone of national development plans. Secretary for Industrialization Wiskes Nkombezi said the government needs companies to keep putting money into the country, and he wants policies that make it easier for businesses to operate without constant headaches.
Total Land Care grabbed attention for restoring damaged land and helping communities pull in over K1.4 billion this year through better farming and water systems. Executive Director Blessings Mwale said they are training young people to make eco-friendly beehives, which turns environmental work into actual paying gigs.
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Parliament shut down after a five-week run where opposition leader Simplex Chithyola Banda basically roasted the DPP government for fumbling the economy and dodging his questions after President Peter Mutharika's big speech. He went after them for dragging their feet on farm supplies during planting season, hiking corporate taxes to 40 percent, and reversing some school fee cuts while allegedly locking up critics for political reasons.
Chithyola said farmers need actual support instead of forcing the country to keep importing maize, and he warned the DPP that they better show real progress before 2030 or people will vote them out. Government rep Jappie Mhango pushed back by saying they inherited a busted economy with massive debt, but...
