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Friday, 24 April 2026
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Katima Mulilo Town Council

Also known as: the town council · the council · Ruacana Town Council · Aroab Village Council · Oranjemund Town Council · the Katima Mulilo Town Council · Katima Mulilo council · Katima Mulilo Town Council CEO · Katima town

Katima Mulilo Town Council — local authority overseeing the Zambezi Region town, currently managing sewerage infrastructure and flood response.

Politics

Katima Mulilo chief executive suspended again after winning labour case

The News

Suspended Katima Mulilo Town Council chief executive Raphael Liswaniso, who won a labour case against his first suspension on 28 October, was suspended a second time on Monday. Liswaniso and his lawyer argue that minister of urban and rural development James Sankwasa forced the council into the latest suspension through a directive letter marked urgent, while a local authorities president raises concerns about the arbitrary suspension of CEOs under political pressure.

16 April 2026 · The Namibian →

Thursday 16 April

  1. Katima Mulilo chief executive suspended again after winning labour case

    Suspended Katima Mulilo Town Council chief executive Raphael Liswaniso, who won a labour case against his first suspension on 28 October, was suspended a second time on Monday. Liswaniso and his lawyer argue that minister of urban and rural development James Sankwasa forced the council into the latest suspension through a directive letter marked urgent, while a local authorities president raises concerns about the arbitrary suspension of CEOs under political pressure.

    16 April 2026 · The Namibian →

Tuesday 14 April

  1. Minister approves second suspension of Katima Mulilo CEO

    Minister of urban and rural development James Sankwasa has approved the suspension of Katima Mulilo Town Council chief executive officer Raphael Liswaniso with pay, effective immediately, just days after an arbitrator found his previous suspension unjustified and ordered his reinstatement with back pay.

    14 April 2026 · The Namibian →

  2. Katima Mulilo dog owners balk at new registration fees

    The Katima Mulilo Town Council has introduced a dog registration programme requiring owners to pay N$20 for male dogs and N$35 for female dogs by 30 April, citing responsible pet ownership and public safety. Several residents say they cannot afford the fees, with some questioning the price difference between sexes and the council's justification.

    14 April 2026 · The Namibian →

Friday 10 April

  1. Labour court overturns Katima Mulilo CEO suspension

    A labour arbitrator has set aside the unpaid suspension of Katima Mulilo Town Council CEO Raphael Liswaniso, finding the move unfair and ordering his immediate reinstatement with backdated salary and benefits. The arbitrator ruled that the council's suspension process was fundamentally flawed, as it occurred without proper investigation or hearing and the ministerial representative lacked authority to suspend the CEO.

    10 April 2026 · New Era →

  2. Labour Court orders Katima Mulilo Council reinstate suspended chief executive

    The Labour Court has ordered the Katima Mulilo Town Council to immediately reinstate chief executive Raphael Liswaniso, who had been suspended without pay since October following an investigation. The arbitrator found that Liswaniso's suspension was unjust and that the council had violated his rights by denying him salary and failing to properly inform him of charges, and ordered the council to pay all his remaining salary.

    10 April 2026 · The Namibian →

Thursday 2 April

  1. Zambezi floods displace households, strain services, worsen human-wildlife conflict

    Rising water levels in the Zambezi River during March displaced residents, caused loss of income, and isolated communities from schools and healthcare. The flooding has also intensified human-wildlife conflict as animals compete for reduced available land, with elephants damaging crop fields in some areas.

    2 April 2026 · Informanté →

Thursday 26 March

  1. President visits Zambezi Region amid severe flooding crisis

    President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is heading to Katima Mulilo to assess devastating floods in the Zambezi Region, where the Zambezi River is approaching the 7-metre mark, displacing communities and forcing school closures. The Hydrological Services of Namibia reports the river has reached 6.89 metres—2.55 m higher than last year—and warns communities to remain on high alert.

    26 March 2026 · Informanté →

Wednesday 11 March

  1. Ruacana Town Council receives adverse audit over unaccounted N$4.7m salaries

    Auditor General Junias Kandjeke says the council cannot account for N$4.7 million in salary payments because there are no updated staff record cards or salary advice, leading to an adverse audit opinion on the council's financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2021. The audit also flagged multiple other discrepancies including unreconciled cash balances, unconfirmed investments, and insufficient assets backing the Build Together Housing Fund.

    11 March 2026 · The Namibian →

Tuesday 10 March

  1. Unam builds wastewater plant to address Katima Mulilo sewerage crisis

    The University of Namibia is constructing an integrated wastewater management system at its Katima Mulilo Campus, financed by Germany's KfW Development Bank, to address the town's aging sewer infrastructure that dates to the 1930s and now serves a population of nearly 50,000. The N$60 million facility will serve Unam and the Zambezi Vocational Training Centre while supporting research, training, and water reuse initiatives in the region.

    10 March 2026 · New Era →

Friday 6 March

  1. Namdeb CEO warns of worst diamond market downturn

    Namdeb's CEO Riaan Burger said the company faces the most severe and long-lasting downturn in diamond market history, but expressed confidence the company will weather the crisis through cost restructuring, technological innovation, and diversification efforts including renewable energy adoption and supporting economic diversification in Oranjemund.

    6 March 2026 · New Era →

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