Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa
Government Mid-Term Report Highlights Social Gains, Fiscal Strains
Gaborone – At the halfway mark of its five-year mandate, government has presented a mid-term report to Parliament outlining progress on social protection, education support, public service reforms and fiscal recovery, while acknowledging unfinished commitments…
24 August 2026
Statement in accordance with Standing Order 9.3.2 by Honourable Dumeelang Saleshando MP for Maun North, Leader of the Opposition
20th AUGUST 2026, National Assembly, Gaborone Right Honourable Speaker, I find it necessary to make a Statement as provided for by Standing Order 9.3.2. I rise today to address this Honourable House and the nation…
24 August 2026
Leader of Opposition: Honourable Dumelang Saleshando (C) The Business Weekly Review
Dumelang Saleshando: Health crisis exposes governance failures, not just shortages
20 August 2026 GABORONE – Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Dumelang Saleshando, has accused government of failing to resolve Botswana’s prolonged public health emergency, despite billions of pula allocated and repeated assurances of improvement. Speaking…
24 August 2026
Mally
UK-Based Motswana Gospel Artist Releases Winner EP
UK-based Motswana gospel artist Mally has released a new EP, Winner, a faith-inspired project that showcases her musical growth while reinforcing her rising profile on the international gospel music scene. Released this year, Winner features…
24 August 2026
Botswana launches Ballin N Da Bush Safari Classic
Botswana launches Ballin N Da Bush Safari Classic
Botswana has officially launched the Ballin N Da Bush Safari Classic, a premier Super Continental Basketball Tournament that organisers say will elevate the country’s profile as a destination for elite basketball while creating opportunities for…
21 August 2026
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BEYOND TERMINOLOGY
By Fortune Madondo The Invoice R292 million or US$18,5 million – that’s the invoice South Africa (SA) sent to Nigeria, Ethiopia and Malawi. For deporting Africans from South Africa. Lilongwe, 11 August 2026 Three hundred…
24 August 2026
The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Ms Boemo Sekgoma
SADC PF urges parliamentary experts to guard against creeping anti-rights laws
From Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Ms Boemo Sekgoma, has called on parliamentary researchers and legal drafters across Southern Africa to become vigilant guardians…
22 August 2026
The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Ms Boemo Sekgoma speaks at the start of a Capacity Building Workshop for Researchers, Legal and Human Rights Officers of Parliament on Integrating a Rights-Based Approach to Parliamentary Processes.
SADC PF equips Parliamentary experts to defend human rights gains
By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Ms Boemo Sekgoma, has urged parliamentary researchers, legal and human rights officers to draw on regional human rights…
21 August 2026
FROM RAW TO RICH: AFRICA’S TRANSITION FROM MERE SUPPLIER OF RAW MATERIALS TO MAKER OF THINGS
By Fortune Madondo Africa should trade with the West, with the East, and with everyone else — but on better terms when lithium leaves only to return as lithium batteries. When cocoa leaves only to…
21 August 2026
Mr. Charles Masole, Permanent Representative of The Republic of Botswana and Mr. Anatolio Ndong Mba, Representative of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Botswana and Equatorial Guinea Establish Diplomatic Relations
Cynthia Thanda The Republic of Botswana and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea have established diplomatic relations, marking a significant step in Botswana’s efforts to expand its international partnerships and strengthen engagement with fellow African states.…
21 August 2026
Minister of State President, Defence and Security, Honourable Minster Moeti Caesar Mohwasa
GOVERNMENT URGES POLITICAL PARTIES TO MAINTAIN CONSENSUS ON ELECTORAL REFORMS
Cynthia Thanda The Government of Botswana has urged political parties to maintain consensus on the country’s ongoing electoral reform process, warning that presenting individual reforms separately could undermine the agreement reached during the All-Party Conference.…
20 August 2026
His excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, President of the Republic of Botswana
Botswana Deepening Its Bilateral Ties With Russia
Cynthia Thanda During an interview with RT in Durban on 16 August 2026, His Excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, President of the Republic of Botswana, announced a significant step towards strengthening diplomatic relations between Botswana…
17 August 2026
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ADC Deputy Executive Secretary for Regional Integration, Ms Angele Makombo N’Tumba, met with Ms Tatiana Dovgalenko, Director of the Department for Partnership with Africa at Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
SADC, Russia strengthen Cooperation Framework ahead of Africa-Russia Summit
Durban, August 16, 2026 – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Russian Federation have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening ties, following high-level talks on the margins of the 46th SADC Summit of Heads…
17 August 2026
High Commissioner Bharath Kumar Kuthati
Celebrating 80 years of freedom: India’s milestone and Africa’s shared vision
By Tidimalo Tities As the Republic of India enters its 80th year of independence, the tricolour unfurls not only over the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi but across diplomatic missions worldwide. For…
16 August 2026
Vice Chancellor, Professor Sachin Chaturvedi of Nalanda University
NALANDA UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES 80TH INDEPENDENCE DAY OF INDIA
Cynthia Thanda The usually busy streets of Nalanda University seemed even busier, buzzing with energy on 15th August 2026. Students, faculty members and university staff streamed toward the Vishwamitralaya auditorium, Nalanda University Campus, their laughter…
16 August 2026
Fidel at 100: The Revolutionary Legacy of a Global South Leader
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa On 13 August 2026, Cuba marks the centenary of the birth of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, one of the most consequential revolutionary leaders of the twentieth century. The centenary is not…
12 August 2026
Ambassador Jeitendra Kumar Tripathi (Retd.)
Citizen-Centric Diplomacy of India
By Ambassador Jeitendra Kumar Tripathi (Retd.) Diplomacy has traditionally been understood as the conduct of bilateral relations between states, focusing only on political, economic, and security-related negotiations. However, the advent of the current century, marked…
9 August 2026
CENTENNIAL OF FIDEL CASTRO: A CUBAN HERO FOR AFRICA
“The man who fought for Africa from across the ocean” By Fortune Madondo He came to Africa not to take, not to dictate policy or impose his own will, but to stand shoulder to shoulder…
7 August 2026
Cubans in Botswana gathered in Gaborone to commemorate the National Rebellion Day
From Moncada to Gaborone: Cubans Recall July 26 as a Living Revolution
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Gaborone – On July 26, 1953, a band of young Cubans led by Fidel Castro stormed the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba and the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Barracks in…
4 August 2026
Mr. Charles Masole, Permanent Representative of The Republic of Botswana and Mr. Anatolio Ndong Mba, Representative of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Minister of State President, Defence and Security, Honourable Minster Moeti Caesar Mohwasa
His excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, President of the Republic of Botswana
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