In Zambia, a controversial constitutional amendment Bill, number 7 of 2025, passed both the 2nd and 3rd readings with almost 100% votes.
When the Bill came up for the 2nd reading on Monday, 131 members voted in favour, while only two voted against it.
A total of 34 people, including nine juveniles, have appeared before the Chingola Magistrate’s Court in Zambia on charges of alleged riotous behaviour and damage to property after reportedly attempting to stone President Hakainde Hichilema last month.
A full bench of the Constitutional Court in Zambia has dismissed a renewed application seeking conservatory relief following the declaration of Edgar Lungu's daughter Tasila's Chawama parliamentary seat as vacant.
In Zimbabwe the government has suspended duty on fertiliser imports for 12 months to facilitate affordable pricing and boost agriculture production.
Family spokesperson for the late Edgar Lungu, Makebi Zulu, has survived a road traffic accident while on a campaign trail to take over leadership of the Patriotic Front (PF) that was led by the late former President of Zambia.
Botswana's economy is expected to grow by 3.1% next year, as a plodding recovery in diamond demand and other factors gathers pace to fuel a stunning economic rebound in the southern African country.
Church mother bodies and non-governmental organisations in Zambia have publicly differed over that government's constitutional amendment move in respect of the delimitation of constituencies.
Cholera has now spread to 8 of the 10 provinces of Zambia as the country records its 9th death since the disease broke out in August this year.
2 new cases of cholera recorded in North Western Province of Zambia bring the number to 8 of the 10 regions of the country.
Zambia's Members of Parliament want Zambia to reciprocate Germany for denying diplomatic passport holder visas.
The Speaker of the Zambian Parliament, Nelly Mutti, has declared late Edgar Lungu's daughter Tasila's parliamentary seat vacant.
Lungu, an elected MP for Chawama Constituency, has been missing sittings since her father died in South Africa.
