The Department of Immigration in Zambia has deported 48 Ethiopian nationals, while 19 have been convicted.

Among those deported are 39 Ethiopian nationals who were apprehended on 23rd November last year in Kapiri Mposhi District after being discovered concealed in a fuel tanker. 

Outspoken Archbishop of the Cosmopolitan Archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia, Alick Banda today appeared before the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) for questioning but opted to remain silent.

Zambia's Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit has successfully evacuated 54 flood victims from the Kamwala area of the Eastern Province, following flooding of the Lundazi River five days ago.

Zambian authorities have called upon the Congolese authorities to strengthen road patrols along commonly used truck routes to enhance safety.

The appeal comes after reports of some missing foreign truck drivers and one left dead, allegedly after an attack.

The Zambia Council of Catholic Bishops has termed the summoning of its Lusaka Cosmopolitan Archbishop Alick Banda by the Drug Enforcement Commission as an attack on the church's mission and leadership.

At the request of the International Conference (ICC) on the Great Lakes Region, Zambia has agreed to host an urgent regional ministerial meeting to discuss the security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Zambia has started accepting China's yuan for mining taxes, becoming the first African nation to do so.

The Bank of Zambia is aligning its reserve management with the significant role of China as a major copper trade and debt partner.

Despite enduring an economically challenging year, crowds poured into the central business districts of Botswana's major cities and towns to buy fireworks.

The City of Lusaka, Zambia's capital, has run out of burial space and is now seeking private landowners to partner with or sell their land.

Lusaka City Council (LCC) Public Relations Manager Chola Mwamba disclosed that there have been 17,717 deaths in the city since January this year.

For citizens of Botswana, 2025 was a year of economic struggle and a fragile hope. 

With significant downturns quarter after quarter and a collapsing currency, Botswana experienced the worst economic challenges.