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“Global Solidarity Talks” Celebrates International Day of South-South Solidarity

In a celebration of the International Day of South-South Solidarity, the “Global Solidarity Talks” program, an initiative of the Global Solidarity Network, hosted a cultural salon titled “Cooperatives in the Global South.” This event was…

23 September 2025

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Orange Botswana Backs Gabs 7’s Rugby International Tournament with P32,000 Sponsorship

Telecoms powerhouse Orange Botswana has once again staked its claim as a driving force in local sports development, announcing a P32,000 sponsorship for the high-octane Gabs 7s Rugby International Tournament taking place this Saturday at…

23 September 2025

What is Drag?

By Donald Molosi*  GABORONE, Botswana Drag is a kind of freedom. It lets a person become a version of themselves that might otherwise stay hidden. In MOITOBO, a new experimental film I’m producing and acting…

22 September 2025

Israel's campaign of terror against Palestinians threatens the Arab States

Palestine, Qatar, and the Global Struggle Against Zionist Aggression

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The world today is witnessing one of the most decisive moral tests of our era. At its heart lies the Palestinian question, a question that cannot be ignored, evaded, or silenced.…

22 September 2025

Sesupo Wagamang Managing Director Vivo Energy Botswana

Vivo Energy launches VE-CEM: a breakthrough digital solution to keep Africa’s fleets and equipment moving

Gaborone, Botswana, 15 September 2025: Vivo Energy, the pan-African retailer and marketer of Shell and Engen-branded fuels and lubricants, today announced the launch of its new VE-CEM (Continuous Equipment Monitoring) solution, powered by Digital Twin…

19 September 2025

African elephant bull

Would Learning How To Use AI To Communicate With Animals Make the U.S. and China Work Together On Other Issues?

By Emmanuel KoroJohannesburg, 18 September 2025 Many people involved in developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) believe that learning how to communicate with animals could enable the U.S. and China to deal more easily with political subjects. The…

19 September 2025

Riek Machar has been under house arrest since March

South Sudan vice-president charged with murder and treason

Joseph Winter and Nichola Mandil in Juba South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason, and crimes against humanity in a move that some fear could reignite the country’s civil war. Justice…

19 September 2025

Forged in Struggle, Bound for the Future: Zimbabwe and China’s Ironclad Friendship Against Imperialism

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Seventy-six years ago, the People’s Republic of China rose from the ruins of foreign aggression and humiliation to become a beacon of hope for the world’s oppressed peoples. Forty-five years ago,…

16 September 2025

Turkish and African Leaders to Convene in İstanbul for Major Economic Forum

İstanbul, Türkiye — Over 4,000 business leaders, government officials, and financial institutions from across Africa and Türkiye are set to gather in İstanbul for the fifth Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum (TABEF), scheduled for 16–17…

15 September 2025

Crowds gather for the Solidarity March at Tsholofelo Hall in Gaborone

Batswana Join Global Call to End Gaza Blockade

Gaborone, Botswana — 13 September 2025 DITSHWANELO – The Botswana Centre for Human Rights has renewed its call for an end to the blockade on Gaza, aligning with international efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to…

14 September 2025

United States Ambassador to Botswana, H.E. Ambassador H.A. Van Vranken

Botswana Universities Launch Collaborative Ideas Lab to Drive Innovation

Gaborone, June 16, 2026 – Botswana’s higher education sector will today mark a major milestone with the launch of the Ideas Test Lab, a collaborative incubation programme designed to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and problem-solving among…

16 June 2026

Members of “March and March” and “Operation Dudula” chant anti-migrant slogans during a protest march in Durban, South Africa, in May 2026. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images)

South Africa’s inequality fuels xenophobia amid global capital pressures

By Fortune Madondo South Africa’s role as the continent’s financial anchor has come under sharp scrutiny, with analysts warning that entrenched global capital interests and unresolved apartheid legacies are driving deep socio-economic divides and fueling…

16 June 2026

SADC Executive Secretary H.E. Elias Magosi

SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi joins African Union preparatory talks ahead of mid-year Coordination Meeting

Gaborone, June 9, 2026 – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary, H.E. Elias M. Magosi, has joined continental leaders in preparatory talks for the 8th African Union (AU) Mid-Year Coordination Meeting, set to…

15 June 2026

Cuba, the GAE and the United States: Anatomy of a State Slander

The GAE is not an opaque structure, nor parallel to the Cuban State; it has been, on the contrary, an articulated response of proven efficiency to the economic siege that has historically tried to suffocate…

15 June 2026

EU Ambassador to Botswana and SADC, Petra Pereyra had a good meeting with Honourable Minister of Minerals and Energy, Bogolo Kenewendo. They briefly discussed the implementation of the EU-funded ASPIRE (Accelerating Sustainable and Productive Investment in Renewable Energy and Efficiency) programme

EU’s ASPIRE programme: Can Botswana break free from coal dependency?

Gaborone, Botswana – The European Union has unveiled a €5.3 million initiative aimed at accelerating Botswana’s shift towards renewable energy and efficiency. Known as the Accelerating Sustainable and Productive Investment in Renewable Energy & Efficiency…

15 June 2026

Alliance Française Opens Call for Short Films Ahead of European Film Festival

GABORONE – Botswana filmmakers have been invited to submit short films for consideration in the upcoming European Film Festival, with three local productions set to be selected and screened in September 2026. The initiative, announced…

15 June 2026