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Palestinian Factions Sign Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs On July 23, 2024, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi attended in Beijing the closing ceremony of the reconciliation…

23 July 2024

Mao Ning

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on July 22, 2024

At the invitation of the host country France and the International Olympic Committee, Vice President Han Zheng will travel to France as President Xi Jinping’s Special Representative to attend the Opening Ceremony and other events…

23 July 2024

The south square of the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the main venue for the sixth China International Import Expo, in east China's Shanghai, November 3, 2023. /Xinhua

Resolving global dilemma: China’s high-level opening-up

Opinion First Voice Editor’s note: The Communist Party of China convened the third plenary session of its 20th Central Committee from July 15 to July 18 in Beijing where it discussed the issue of further comprehensively…

22 July 2024

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian

China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian’s Regular Press Conference on July 17, 2024

CCTV: This year marks the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping’s proposition of building a China-LAC community with a shared future. How does China view its progress and what’s China’s expectation for China-LAC relations in…

20 July 2024

The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma. Photo: Contributed.

SADC PF SG says youth can deliver change to benefit society

By Moses Magadza in Gaborone, Botswana The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma has urged the SADC region to advance on public health initiatives in tandem with the youth, because the…

20 July 2024

UNITED: Students from different SADC countries present a Declaration at the end of the fifth edition of the Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SARSYC V) in Gaborone, Botswana on Friday. Photo: Moses Magadza

“WE, THE YOUNG PEOPLE…”

SADC students’ conference ends with ‘Gaborone Declaration’ By Moses Magadza in Gaborone, Botswana THE 5th edition of the Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SARSYC V) ended in Gaborone,…

20 July 2024

Young people at the start of the three-day 5th edition of the Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference (SARS YC) in Gaborone, Botswana on Wednesday morning. Photo: Moses Magadza

Regional conference on youth health closes today in Gaborone

By Moses Magadza GABORONE, BOTSWANA – THE three-day 5th edition of the Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference (SARS YC) closes today (Friday) in Gaborone, Botswana. The conference, which ran from 17-19 July 2024…

19 July 2024

CPC Secretary General and President of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi Jinping

Communique of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) — The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded its third plenary session here on Thursday with a communique issued. The following is the full text of the…

18 July 2024

The Quest for a Transformative People’s Constitution of Botswana

by Hon Justice Professor Dingake* I have been asked to speak on Botswana’s quest for a transformative constitution in the backdrop of a presidency-driven constitutional reform process that has now yielded the Constitutional Amendment Bill…

17 July 2024

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