Representatives of visiting German companies met with their South African and local counterparts to discuss solar projects
Solar solutions have become a viable business case in Botswana, but regulation remains an obstacle
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman German companies working in the solar sector undertook a project reference trip to Botswana on the 16th – 17th February 2023 as part of the Energy Solutions Initiative of the German…
20 February 2023
Some of the high-flying students flaunt their scholarships to the Press
UB Foundation sponsors 23 Master’s Students, promises full tuition cover in future
Thelma Obakeng The University of Botswana Foundation on the 9th February 2023, awarded some scholarships to 23 high-flying students to pursue their Master’s Degree programmes at the University, as it has been for the past…
10 February 2023
Groundbreaking-Ceremony-Delegation-and-Partners. (Pic contributed)
Germany partners SADC to improve water infrastructure, foster regional economic integration
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman SADC Water Fund: Zambian Government in Partnership with the DevelopmentBank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and SADC Secretariat launch the KazungulaWater and Basic Sanitation Project The Government of the Republic of Zambia…
8 February 2023
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Polisario Front’s 16th Congress vows to escalate national struggle against Moroccan occupation
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The sixteenth Congress of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro was held in Dakhla Camp from 13 to 19 January 2023 under the slogan,…
6 February 2023
Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov with his South African counterpart, Naledi Pandor
Sergey Lavrov on a charm offensive in SA, eSwatini and Angola
The Pan Adfrikanist Watchman There was a common thread in the message that Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov brought to the three southern African countries – South Africa, eSwatini and Angola- that he visited late…
2 February 2023
Zoikode-in-Jerusalem.
Jerusalema comes to life in the Holy Land for Nomcebo Zikode
writes Suraya Dadoo “Inshallah” (God Willing). That was South African musician Nomcebo Zikode’s response two years ago when I asked her if she is keen to visit Jerusalem. At the time, Jerusalema – Zikode’s global…
30 January 2023
The assassination of human righyts lawyer and political activist Thulani Maseko is the spark that has ignited a revolution against Africa's last absolute monarchy
Eswatini’s orgy of violence
written by Mzilikazi Wa Afrika Johannesburg – Bullets have been flying in Eswatini for the past few years before human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko, was assassinated last Saturday night by a lone gunman in front…
29 January 2023
Namibia Opposes Russian Uranium Mining Proposal
By: Vitalio Angula Groundwater is the only permanent and dependable water resource in what is called the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System (STAS). An aquifer is simply a body of rock that holds water underground which…
24 January 2023
Ruslan Obiang Nsue (left) and his half brother, the vice president Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue
Two half-brothers of Africa’s longest serving president tussle over sale of aircraft
Equatorial Guinea’s vice-president personally ordered the arrest of his half-brother over allegations he sold a plane owned by the state airline, a government statement says. Both the vice-president and his half-brother are sons of President…
23 January 2023
Ambassador-Wang-Xuefeng-with-the-Vice-Chancellor-of-the-University-of-Botswana-Prof-David-Norris (pic. TPA)
China’s COVID response measures is science-based, timely and necessary
H.E. Wang Xuefeng, Chinese Ambassador to Botswana* Over the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc around the globe and posed enormous challenges to all countries including China and Botswana. Our two countries,…
19 January 2023
