The long-proposed dedicated Southern African Development Community (SADC) television channel is now at an advanced stage of being launched.

Today marks Venezuela's 215th Independence Day.

Religious denominations, led by Pastor Marson Sharpley of No Walls Apostolic House of God, gathered in Windhoek to pray for those who lost their lives in the Venezuela earthquake and for their bereaved families.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC continues to expand, with 1,406 confirmed cases and 438 deaths, as violence and mistrust threaten efforts to contain the virus.

Zambia has recorded four deaths following a measles outbreak.

The Western Province of Zambia, bordering Namibia, has been declared an epicentre of the outbreak.

The burial of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu remains uncertain, despite the South African Supreme Court of Appeal's judgement favouring the family over the government.

Hundreds of Nigerians returned to Lagos from South Africa on Tuesday on a government-backed evacuation flight, as anti-immigration protests demanding that foreign workers leave continue in parts of the country.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says it is worried about anti-immigration protests in parts of South Africa, citing safety concerns and potential human rights violations.

At least 14 presidential candidates out of the initial 27 that paid a N$100,000 equivalent nomination fee have made it to the final ballot list for the August general elections in Zambia.

Of the 14, all are male except for Given Katuta, who is standing as an independent presidential candidate.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has demanded the immediate release of political prisoners in Madagascar and an end to the arrest of opposition leaders and members of Generation Z (Gen-Z) as regional leaders push for a return to constitutional rule.

Thousands of people braved the low temperatures on Saturday to take part in a new edition of the traditional Strait of Magellan Plunge, one of the most emblematic events of the Punta Arenas Winter Festival.