Africa

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

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

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

Nasser International Forum- Sudan Chapter on the Astrocities in El-Fasher, Darfur

The Nasser International Forum- Sudan Chapter Condemns the Atrocities in El Fasher, Darfur and Calls for Intervention by International Bodies

30 October 2025 The Nasser International Forum- Sudan Chapter has expressed its strong condemnation and deep outrage over the grave violations and atrocities committed against innocent civilians in the city of El Fasher, North Darfur,…

30 October 2025

This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage shows Palestinians checking the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, on November 1, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by AFP)

The Fissure of Gaza: How the Western Human Rights Order Died and the World Demands a New Global Architecture

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The tragedy unfolding in Gaza is more than a regional conflict; it is a rupture in the foundations of the global order. For decades, the system of international law, universal human…

27 October 2025

Residents and MPs pose for a photograph after the hearing. Photos: Moses Magadza, SADC PF.

Murambinda residents urge accountability, youth inclusion, and fair climate financing at Parliamentary hearing

By Moses Magadza and Cleophas Gwakwara MURAMBINDA GROWTH POINT, BUHERA – Citizens in Murambinda, Zimbabwe, have urged Parliament to strengthen environmental accountability, decentralise climate governance and ensure fair distribution of climate funds as lawmakers continue…

23 October 2025

Zimbabwean lawmakers and citizens pose for a photograph after the public hearing

Zimbabwe Parliament takes Climate Change Bill hearings to the people

By Moses Magadza in Chikombedzi, Zimbabwe The Parliament of Zimbabwe this week began a series of nationwide public hearings on the Climate Change Management Bill 2025 as Zimbabwe seeks to legally anchor its climate response…

22 October 2025

Zim to benefit from visa-free travel in Africa

Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent ZIMBABWE stands ready to benefit significantly from a borderless Africa that promotes visa-free travel, free trade and regional economic integration, Ghana’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Bonaventure Adjavor has said. Speaking at the…

21 October 2025

Pope Leo XIV apologises for the role of the Catholic Church in legitimising slavery

Pope Leo XIV breaks silence on the Vatican’s role in slavery, calls for vigilance in digital era

By Fortune Madondo Introduction Exactly a day after the 63rd anniversary of Africa day, on Monday, 26 May 2026, the head of the Vatican or worldwide Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV, came clean on the…

2 June 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin Extends Africa Day Greetings, Highlights Russia–Africa Ties

May 25, 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed warm wishes to African Heads of State and Government on the occasion of Africa Day, commending the continent’s progress and reaffirming Moscow’s commitment to deepening cooperation.…

29 May 2026

Orange Money Commercial and Marketing Director, Gazza Motswagole

Top’a o Pop’e promotion unveiled as Orange Money turns 15

Orange Botswana has launched a new customer promotion worth P1.1 million as its Orange Money service marks 15 years in operation. The campaign, branded Top’a o Pop’e, will run nationwide and offers daily, weekly and…

27 May 2026

An exhibitor at last year's Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair

UB positions itself as an industry partner at the Northern Trade Fair

Francistown, 27 May 2026 —The University of Botswana (UB) is showcasing its research, innovation and professional training programmes at the Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair (BBNTF), underscoring its role in driving economic diversification and skills…

27 May 2026

Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution

STATEMENT BY THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT

The Revolutionary Government condemns in the strongest terms the despicable accusation by the United States Department of Justice announced on May 20 and proclaimed for several weeks against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of…

27 May 2026

His Excellency Antonio Luis Punillones Izaguirre, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Botswana and Special Envoy to SADC

Cuba rejects U.S. imperialism: Ambassador Izaguirre condemns indictment of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz

Cynthia Thanda History is best told by the people who live it, and some stories demand to be heard directly from the source. On the 25th of May 2026, His Excellency Antonio Luis Punillones Izaguirre,…

27 May 2026