Minister of International Relations, Dr Phenyo Butale
Butale Leads Botswana Delegation at SADC Council of Ministers
Botswana’s delegation, led by International Relations Minister Dr. Phenyo Butale, is participating in the SADC Council of Ministers in Durban, where regional priorities such as industrialisation, food security, and political stability are under review ahead…
13 August 2026
Vivo Energy Botswana Expands Retail Network
Vivo Energy Botswana has expanded its national retail network with the opening of the new Shell Tlokweng service station, strengthening the company’s strategy of combining quality Shell fuels and lubricants with convenience retail offerings to…
12 August 2026
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Mmasengwe to Host Eighth Crochet and Hand Loom Session
Mmasengwe Crafting Heritage will this Saturday host the eighth edition of its Crochet and Hand Loom Session, bringing together crafters and beginners for a day dedicated to preserving traditional skills, promoting creativity and encouraging mental…
5 August 2026
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Botswana’s Space Ambitions and India’s Journey: A Partnership Whose Time Has Come
As Botswana charts an ambitious course towards establishing its own space capabilities and building indigenous satellites, there is much to learn from countries that have transformed bold aspirations into tangible achievements. Few examples are more…
3 August 2026
DISS Director, Peter Fana Magosi
“It’s Classified”: Not Merely an Utterance, but the Language of Patriotism and Duty
By Maitseo Tswaipe Baikepi The recent appearance of the Director General of Botswana’s most talked-about security agency, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS), Mr. Peter Fana Magosi, before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)…
3 August 2026
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Speaker of the House of Assembly of Eswatini, Rt. Hon. Jabulani Clement Mabuza
Eswatini moves to domesticate SADC anti-corruption protocol
By Moses Magadza The Kingdom of Eswatini has intensified efforts to domesticate the SADC Protocol Against Corruption, with Parliament, the Anti-Corruption Commission and other key national institutions convening a two-day engagement aimed at identifying legal,…
16 August 2026
Theodor Herzl (1860–1904) is universally recognized as the father of modern political Zionism. A Austro-Hungarian journalist and writer, he published the foundational 1896 book Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State) and organized the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, in 1897.
Israel’s Version of Zionism Is Not of Christ
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa There is a serious moral and spiritual contradiction that Christians must confront in our time. Israel’s state ideology and the actions carried out in its name are often presented by some…
13 August 2026
SAYWHAT Executive Director and SARSYC Convener Mr Jimmy Wilford.
SADC PF pledges action as youth present Windhoek Declaration
By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – Young people in Southern Africa must be treated as partners capable of generating evidence, shaping solutions and holding decision-makers accountable, speakers said in Windhoek ahead of the handover of…
13 August 2026
SIGNED: From left: Ms Kunshinga Madzima, SAYWHAT National Coordinating Committee Chairperson, SARSYC Convener Mr Jimmy Wilford, SADC PF Secretary General Ms Boemo Sekgoma, and SARSYC VI Youth Steering Committee Chairperson Ms Fadzai Nyamarebvu with the signed Compact.
Conference ends with bold accountability compact on youth health and education
By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The Sixth Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SARSYC VI) ended in Windhoek last week with the signing of an ambitious regional accountability…
12 August 2026
Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana, Right Honourable Dithapelo Keorapetse. Photo: National Assembly of Botswana
SADC Parliamentarians unite to counter rising anti-rights movement, chart regional roadmap
By Moses Magadza Members of Parliament, representatives of the United Nations family, academia, civil society organisations and development partners have adopted a united regional approach to safeguarding human rights. This happened after the SADC Parliamentary…
12 August 2026
Kazungula Bridge
KAZUNGULA: THE FAULT LINE WE HAD TO BUILD AROUND
Cynthia Thanda Faulty lines. A term I have heard quite a few times, and I always wonder if my ancestors were geographically clueless. Were they wandering around without knowing where their world started and ended?…
10 August 2026
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Africa’s Night Safaris Lead Noctourism Trend: Zambia Tops New Index
A new study has ranked Africa’s leading destinations for night safaris, underscoring the growing appeal of “noctourism”—travel centred on after-dark experiences such as stargazing and nocturnal wildlife viewing. The Night Safari Index, compiled by safari…
5 August 2026
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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
Induction for the batch of 2026-2028 in Nalanda University
FROM STRANGERS TO CLASSMATES: THE CLASS OF 2026 TAKES OVER NALANDA CAMPUS
Cynthia Thanda in India Once you set foot in Nalanda, you inherit a culture, and you become part of a legacy of an intellectual tradition – a heritage that has sustained itself before the universities…
3 August 2026
Fifty Years of Silence: Monitoring Human Rights in Western Sahara Is a Moral Imperative
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Sahrawi AU PSC bid shatters Morocco’s neo-colonial narrative
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