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
Mmasengwe-Crafting-Heritage-crafts-.
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
ey-satelite-network
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
FNB Botswana CEO, Mr Steven Lefentse Bogatsu
FNB Botswana Wins Double Honours at Euromoney Awards
TPA Business Correspondent FNB Botswana has been recognised with two prestigious accolades at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, reaffirming its position as one of the country’s leading financial institutions. The bank was named Botswana’s…
28 July 2026
Advertise with us
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
Experience the Samburu Stargazing-Wildlife Tours Kenya
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
President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the Pan African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa
Ramaphosa’s Call For A Stronger Pan African Parliament
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech at the opening of the seventh legislature of the Pan African Parliament was more than a plea for unity—it was a demand for institutional muscle.…
4 August 2026
Innovating Education in Africa: AU Pushes AI and Skills Transformation
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Addis Ababa, 14 July 2026: The African Union (AU) this week hosted the Innovating Education in Africa (IEA) 2026 Expo at its Addis Ababa headquarters, drawing policymakers, innovators, academics and development…
15 July 2026
Advertise with us
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
Lavrov-and-Wang-Yi-met-on-the-sidelines-of-the-Council-of-Ministers-of-Foreign-Affairs-of-the-Shanghai-Cooperation-Organisation-SCO-in-Cholpon-Ata-Kyrgyzstan
Lavrov, Wang Yi Reaffirm Strategic Ties at SCO Meeting in Kyrgyzstan
On July 24, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Cholpon‑Ata, Kyrgyzstan,…
25 July 2026
Lavrov and Rubio hold talks on the sidelines of ASEAN Ministerial sessions
Lavrov, Rubio Hold Talks in Manila Amid Tense Global Climate
On July 23, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of ASEAN ministerial meetings in Manila, engaging in wide‑ranging discussions on bilateral and international issues. The…
25 July 2026
Fifty Years of Silence: Monitoring Human Rights in Western Sahara Is a Moral Imperative
CATHERINE CONSTANTINIDES *
Sahrawi AU PSC bid shatters Morocco’s neo-colonial narrative
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman
