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Zambian lawmakers, representatives of civil society organisations, University of Zambia students and others pose for a souvenir photo during a public lecture in honour of the late Chief Theresa Kachindamoto of Malawi on Monday in Zambia. Photos: National Assembly of Zambia, CARE International Zambia

Call to emulate late Chief Kachindamoto’s leadership to end child marriage

By Moses Magadza in Lusaka, Zambia The first of a series of public lectures in honour of Chief Theresa Kachindamoto of Malawi took place on Monday in Zambia, with Zambian lawmaker Dr Christopher Kalila urging…

14 November 2025

Delegates who attended the September 2025 CLN Annual General Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa

‘Conservation without communities is conservation without sustainability’

By Emmanuel Koro  Johannesburg, 12 November 2025 At the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Community Leaders Network (CLN) of Southern Africa, held on 5 September 2025, the CLN President, Dr Rodgers Lubilo, opened proceedings…

14 November 2025

Sergey Lavrov

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with RIA Novosti on progress in Russia-US talks

Question: President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced that the Russian Federation is prepared to continue adhering to the restrictions established by New START for one additional year, starting February 5, 2026. Has there been any response…

12 November 2025

Mr. Lloyd Pisa, Community Liaison Officer in the Climate, Environment and Health Department with CeSHHAR Zimbabwe. Photo: Moses Magadza, SADC PF

CeSHHAR calls for stronger focus on climate – healthlink in Zimbabwe’s Climate Change Management Bill

By Moses Magadza recently in Kariba, Zimbabwe A Community Liaison Officer in the Climate, Environment and Health Department with CeSHHAR Zimbabwe has urged Zimbabwean lawmakers to ensure that the proposed Climate Change Management Bill explicitly…

10 November 2025

President Duma Boko with His Excellency, Ambassador Abdelmalek TIGHARGHAR

ALGERIAN EMBASSY IN BOTSWANA TO HOST NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION ON 13 NOV. 2025

Cynthia Thanda The much-anticipated Glorious Algerian war of liberation celebration will take place on 13th November 2025, at the Official Residence of the Ambassador. The event will showcase Algerian culture to Botswana, strengthening the growing…

10 November 2025

What's Donald Trump's end game for Tinubu's Nigeria?

A Pan-Africanist Reckoning: Deciphering US Imperialism’s Assault on Nigeria

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The recent pronouncement by the former US President, threatening military intervention in Nigeria under the pretext of a “Christian genocide,” is not a deviation from established imperial doctrine; it is a…

10 November 2025

Vivo Energy Botswana and Pick n Pay launch strategic partnership

Vivo Energy Botswana and Pick n Pay launch strategic partnership

Gaborone, Botswana, 04 November 2025 – Vivo Energy Botswana, the company that distributes and markets Shell products and services in Botswana and the grocery retail chain Pick n Pay, have partnered to launch a new…

4 November 2025

Hon. Ruth Mendez of Angola, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Trade, Industry, Finance, and Investment (TIFI) programme of the SADC PF.

All set for UNCTAD – SADC PF collaboration

By Moses Magadza A panel of parliamentary leaders, global trade experts and regional economic specialists will headline an upcoming UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) collaboration. Ms. Masenate Molapo, the…

3 November 2025

Ms Clara Mapokotera, head of the GBC Secretariat. Photo: Contributed.

Body says proposed Climate Bill must tackle emissions from buildings

By Moses Magadza in Marondera, Zimbabwe The Green Building Council of Zimbabwe (CBC) has said that Zimbabwe’s draft Climate Change Bill must not overlook one of the country’s biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions by…

30 October 2025

The Chairperson of the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI) Committee, Hon. Ruth Mendes. Photo: National Assembly of Angola.

SADC PF MP warns of economic shock as AGOA non-renewal threatens jobs and exports

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK – The Chairperson of the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI) Committee, Hon. Ruth Mendes, has warned that the non-renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)…

30 October 2025

FNB Botswana CEO Stephen Bogatsu and Africa’s Eden Tourism CEO Jillian Blackbeard Announce Strategic Collaboration (

FNB Botswana Partners with Africa’s Eden to Boost Regional Tourism

4 May 2026 Gaborone – First National Bank of Botswana (FNB Botswana) has entered into a strategic partnership with Africa’s Eden Tourism, a regional association spanning eight Southern African countries, to strengthen tourism businesses and…

4 May 2026

Shaping Peace or Managing Silence? Botswana’s Media at a Crossroads

Today, May 3, is World Press Freedom Day, commemorated globally under the theme “Shaping a Future at Peace.” As Botswana joins the rest of the world in marking this day, it does so with little…

3 May 2026

Pope Leo XIV prays in front of a statue of Mary and the Christ Child as he celebrates the final Mass of his apostolic journey to Africa at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea April 23, 2026. (OSV News photo/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV’s African Tour Confronts Corruption, Exploitation and Calls for Decolonised Faith

by Fortune Madondo Pope Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost) has concluded a 10‑day Apostolic Journey to Africa, visiting Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea from April 13–23, 2026. The trip underscored the Vatican’s growing focus…

3 May 2026

Putin receives the President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, at the Kremlin in Moscow(

Putin and Sassou Nguesso Reinforce Russia–Congo Ties Ahead of Russia–Africa Summit

Moscow, April 29, 2026 – Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso held high-level talks at the Kremlin, reaffirming a bilateral relationship that dates back more than…

2 May 2026

President Duma Boko receives the Forensic Audit Report on Thursday, 30th, 2026, from the Chairman of the Project Steering Committee. Moses Pelaelo

Boko receives forensic audit report, vows to prosecute offenders

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Gaborone – 30 April 2026 – President Advocate Duma Boko has received the long-awaited forensic audit report, marking a decisive transition from anti-corruption pledges to active enforcement. The audit, conducted by…

30 April 2026

BPS top brass, led by Commissioner Dinah Marathe, sharing insights with the Russian delegation - pic. BPS

Botswana Police Service gains forensic, cybercrime edge through Russian partnership

Gaborone, April 29, 2026 — Commissioner of Police Dinah Marathe today received a courtesy call from the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Botswana, His Excellency Andrey Kemarskiy, at Police Headquarters, reaffirming the strong institutional…

30 April 2026