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Zambian lawmakers, representatives of civil society organisations, University of Zambia students and others pose for a souvenir photo during a public lecture in honour of the late Chief Theresa Kachindamoto of Malawi on Monday in Zambia. Photos: National Assembly of Zambia, CARE International Zambia

Call to emulate late Chief Kachindamoto’s leadership to end child marriage

By Moses Magadza in Lusaka, Zambia The first of a series of public lectures in honour of Chief Theresa Kachindamoto of Malawi took place on Monday in Zambia, with Zambian lawmaker Dr Christopher Kalila urging…

14 November 2025

Delegates who attended the September 2025 CLN Annual General Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa

‘Conservation without communities is conservation without sustainability’

By Emmanuel Koro  Johannesburg, 12 November 2025 At the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Community Leaders Network (CLN) of Southern Africa, held on 5 September 2025, the CLN President, Dr Rodgers Lubilo, opened proceedings…

14 November 2025

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

Orange Money Botswana Chief Executive Officer Seabelo Pilane

Orange Money Launches P1.11 Million DuelaEasy Pay and Win Promotional Competition

Orange Money Botswana has unveiled its DuelaEasy Pay and Win promotion, a 24-week competition that will reward customers, merchants and frontline operators with prizes worth more than P1.11 million as the company marks 15 years…

15 July 2026

Innovating Education in Africa: AU Pushes AI and Skills Transformation

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Addis Ababa, 14 July 2026: The African Union (AU) this week hosted the Innovating Education in Africa (IEA) 2026 Expo at its Addis Ababa headquarters, drawing policymakers, innovators, academics and development…

15 July 2026

Indian High Commissioner, H.E Bathath Kumar flanked by Batswana scholars that have won ICCR scholarship to study in India

ICCR lighting the path: Batswana scholars embark on journey to India

By Cynthia Thanda The Tswana idiom, “Thuto lesedi la sechaba,” meaning education is the light and future of the people, aptly reflects the spirit of cooperation between Botswana and India. Both nations continue to invest…

14 July 2026

Gates and Bezos-backed firm fights for DRC's mineral data in exchange for more investments. Pic. (Business Insider Africa)

Africa’s Battle for Resource Sovereignty: Congo’s Colonial Mineral Archives at the Heart of a Global Tug-of-War

By Fortune Madondo The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and billionaires backed US-based AI mining company KoBold Metals have been at odds with Belgium and Belgian Museum over who gets to access, control and digitize millions…

14 July 2026

DJIBOUTI: “The military base capital of Africa”

By Fortune Madondo Djibouti is a tiny African nation, host to global military giants. This tiny, coastal nation of Djibouti, in East Africa, specifically, Horn of Africa (HoA) has emerged as a geopolitically strategic area…

14 July 2026

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba

Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba’s Foreign Affairs Minister at the United Nations General Assembly

“Debate: Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America agaisnt Cuba” Mr. President; Excellencies, Permanent Representatives; Distinguished delegates; The government of the United States is carrying out…

14 July 2026