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. 

Military engineers from the Zambia Defence Force (ZDF) have reopened the Great East Road, paving the way for passage to eastern Zambia, Malawi and northern Mozambique.

The only access road to the Eastern province of Zambia, Mozambique, and Malawi has been washed away, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded on either side.

The Great East Road is a major road in Zambia and the main route linking its Eastern Province with the rest of the country.

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema signed into law the much-talked-about Constitutional Amendment Bill (7) 2025. 

Interested parties expressed mixed feelings.

This means 13 clauses that were contained in the bill are now part of the Constitution.

Congolese in Uvira came out onto the streets on Saturday, opening businesses and cleaning up streets and infrastructure after the M23 group advanced into the strategic city in DRC's South Kivu.

 The Minister of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), James Sankwasa, has received the Best Exceptional Achievement in Southern Africa in Housing and Urban Development, 2025, from the Africa Housing Awards.

 He received the award in Abuja, Nigeria, on Friday. 

Thousands of Congolese refugees arrived in Burundi on Saturday, after renewed violence linked to the M23 group in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North and South Kivu provinces. 

Zambia's government has introduced an online passport application system, marking a significant milestone in Zambia's digital transformation journey.

 The online passport application and payment system has been fully developed and is now operational on the government online service bus called Zamportal.