Africa

Opinion: Empowering Women to Disempower Women? The Crisis of Sisterhood in Feminism

Taboka Bathoeng* The women who guard the door to leadership are often portrayed as gatekeepers, standing on platforms built by patriarchy. They are accused of pulling up the ladder, of distancing themselves from those below.…

16 December 2025

Can the United States be trusted? A Pan-Africanist reading of its new diplomatic gesture toward Zimbabwe

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The United States’ recent public posture of “re-engagement” and diplomatic outreach toward Zimbabwe has been met with a cautious welcome by some in Harare and across Africa. For people who have…

15 December 2025

UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY 2025: AFRICA MUST RISE AGAIN FOR PALESTINE

A Stain on the Conscience of Humanity: The Enduring Betrayal of Palestine By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa –  The National Chairperson, Zimbabwe Palestine Solidarity Council (ZPSC) 29 November 2025 A Year of Pain, Betrayal, and Renewed…

15 December 2025

Defining the Universe of Discourse- Conceptual Framework

As Botswana is currently considering revisions to its constitution, there is a discourse on what a constitution is, what is expected and how this will be beneficial to the coming generation. The constitution is a…

13 December 2025

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G20 JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT 2025, FIRST OF ITS KIND ON AFRICAN SOIL; BUT WHAT WAS IN IT FOR AFRICA?

“Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability”  By Fortune Madondo Introduction For the first time in the history of the G20, a G20 summit has been held in Africa, in South Africa. The first time, under the African presidency…

9 December 2025

Source: The Somair open-pit mine in Niger. Image courtesy Maurice Ascani / Orano.

WHEN FRENCH NUCLEAR GROUP (ORANO) TOOK NIGER TO COURT

Contractual Legality versus Resource Sovereignty By Fortune Madondo Introduction The land is African and the minerals are African. But is Africa free to decide who to sell or not sell to, who to do business…

9 December 2025

West Africa’s ECOWAS bloc deploys standby force to Benin in response to coup attempt

Soldiers from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana are being sent to Benin after West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS ordered the immediate deployment of elements of its standby force to the country following an…

9 December 2025

The Eternal Flame: Fidel Castro’s Legacy Continues to Inspire Zimbabwe and the World

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa – The Fidel Chair Zimbabwe Chapter Today, we, the Fidel Chair Zimbabwe Chapter, join the chorus of progressive peoples across the world in solemnly and resolutely commemorating the ninth anniversary of…

6 December 2025

South Africa’s Minister of Human Settlements, Honourable Thembi Simelane, MP, at a symposium of the 58th Plenary Assembly of the SADC Parliamentary Forum in Durban, South Africa. Photo: Moses Magadza, SADC PF.

Escalating climate threats: South Africa’s Minister advocates for unified Parliamentary action

By Moses Magadza in Durban, South Africa South Africa’s Minister of Human Settlements, Honourable Thembi Simelane, MP, has challenged lawmakers across the SADC region to confront the climate crisis with urgency, unity and bold legislative…

6 December 2025

The Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa, Hon. Thoko Didiza.

SA Speaker Didiza urges unified climate actionat SADC PF 58th Plenary Assembly

By Moses Magadza in Durban, South Africa The Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa, Hon. Thoko Didiza, has urged Southern African parliaments to act collaboratively and urgently to confront the mounting climate crisis,…

5 December 2025

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

“Ukraine, Europe and Global Security”

by Sergey Lavrov At a meeting in London on 7 June 2026, the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany, as well as Vladimir Zelensky, laid out five preconditions for Russia to secure a “just and…

23 June 2026

Chairperson of the SADC PF Standing Committee on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI), Hon. Dumelang Saleshando from Botswana

SADC PF–UNCTAD training programme concludes first phase, equipping Parliamentarians to drive AfCFTA implementation

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The first phase of a pioneering capacity-building partnership between the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has ended. The phase…

23 June 2026

ORANIA: A nation within a nation

By Fortune Madondo Whilst black-on-black violence is on the rise in South Africa (SA) due to xenophobic and afrophobic tendencies, there exists an unusual place in SA today. A place where history, Identity, and politics…

22 June 2026

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