Zambia accepts mining taxes in Chinese currency

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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.

Lusaka faces burial space shortage

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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.

Botswana’s economy hit hard in 2025

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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. 

ZDF engineers reopen Great East Road

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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.

Zambia Enacts Constitutional Amendment Bill

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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 restore city after M23 advance

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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.

Sankwasa wins Africa housing award

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 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. 

Congolese refugees flee violence into Burundi

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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.