The indefatigable Secretary General of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) Boemo Sekgoma explains the rationale for developing the Model Law on Public Financial Management
Model Law on Public Financial Management to curb wastages of public funds and corruption in SADC countries
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman There are major symptoms of economic frailty, excessive budget deficits, loss in purchasing power for citizens, and poor debt servicing across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. This, according to…
29 April 2022
Happy, carefree children have better prospects of succeeding in today's dog-eat-dog world
‘Buddies Not Bullies Campaign’ by Abbas Will Foundation hits the right chords with local schools
Cynthia Thanda It was only in 2018, during a play session that Tumisang ABBA Radijeng expressed his desire for a burger from a well-known franchise. The then 10-year-old boy was mortified when his playmate from…
27 April 2022
Malawi's first-ever female Speaker of the National Assembly Rt. Hon. Catherine Gotani Hara, MP and Host Speaker for the Committee Session in the 51st SADC PF Plenary Assembly Session
Committee Sessions start in Johannesburg ahead of SADC PF 51st Plenary Assembly set for Malawi
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Committee Sessions started in earnest Tuesday with the Rt. Hon. Catherine Gotani Hara, MP and Host Speaker for the Committee Session in the 51st SADC PF Plenary Assembly Session welcoming…
27 April 2022
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend a press conference after a summit on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on December 9, 2019. - Leaders aim for new withdrawal of forces from Ukraine conflict zones by March 2020, according to a communique on December 9, 2019. (Photo by CHARLES PLATIAU / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHARLES PLATIAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia doesn’t have plans to use weapons of mass destruction
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation possesses the information related to the preparation of provocations by the Ukrainian regime with the support of the United States and NATO countries…
26 April 2022
University of Botswana law students made their voices heard loud and clear regarding what they want the review of the country's Constitution to include during the recent Colloquium
Botswana Youth make their voices heard in the historical review of the Republic’s Constitution
Cynthia Thanda What are you doing as a youth in Botswana during this Constitutional Review? Are you playing your responsibility as the future generation of this country? The youth of Botswana have been given a…
23 April 2022
BotswanaUP! Startup Connect Week | Project launch Make-IT in Africa by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Sitz der Gesellschaft Bonn und Eschborn Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 32 + 36 53113 Bonn, Deutschland T +49 228 44 60-0 F +49 228 44 60-17 66 Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg…
18 April 2022
Kwame Nkrumah (black jersey), Ghana's first President learnt about Marcus Garvey while studying in the USA
When Kwame Nkrumah was stranded in America
© African History Archive When Nkrumah entered the United States of America to begin his studies at Lincoln University in 1935, he had not enough money to pay his fees for the first semester nor…
18 April 2022
Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
Comment of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Ukraine, Moscow, April 5, 2022
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman In the past few days, the propaganda machine of the West and Ukraine has focused exclusively on fueling hysteria over video taken, as we understand, by the military and security service…
11 April 2022
Dr. Onkemetse Tshosa. A senior Law Lecturer at the University of Botswana and a former Judge of the SADC Tribunal, emphasising a point
Calls for the reform of the judiciary grow louder
Cynthia Thanda (The Pan Afrikanist) Like any other government institution, the judiciary is important and dynamic and requires a very effective response to the needs of the ever-changing world. Speaking at the colloquium to deliberate…
9 April 2022
Under Vice Chancellor Prof. David Norris (black mask), the University of Botswana desires to be a High Performance Organisation that impacts communities
The University of Botswana shines academic light on the debate on the Constitutional Review Exercise
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The University of Botswana through the Department of Law is today (Thursday, April 7, 2022) hosting a colloquium at the UB Conference Centre to deliberate on its contribution to the discussion…
6 April 2022
