Africa

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

The President of the SADC PF, Hon. Randrianasoloniaiko Siteny Thierry, Speaker of the Parliament of Madagascar (top left), presides over the 58th Plenary for the first time with SADC PF SG Her Excellency Boemo Sekgoma next to him. From left are SADC PF Managers Dr Jacob Segale, Ms Clare Musonda and Mr Sheuneni Kurasha. Photo - Parliament of South Africa

Curtain draws on SADC PF’s 58th Plenary

By Moses Magadza in Durban, South Africa The 58th Plenary Assembly of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) ended in eThekwini on Thursday with calls for accelerated parliamentary action on climate change, gender equality, youth…

5 December 2025

Dr Rodgers Lubilo, President of Community Leaders Network

SADC Leader Warns: ‘If CITES Won’t Reform for Communities, We’ll Force It’

By Emmanuel Koro 4 December 2025, Samarkand City, Uzbekistan                                                                                        Southern Africa’s leading community conservation voices have delivered their clearest warning yet to the UN wildlife trade regulator CITES, declaring that they will no longer…

5 December 2025

Dr Phenyo Butale discussing Botswana's human rights-centric approach to conflict resolution

Botswana Urges Stronger AU–UN Partnership to Confront Terrorism

Algiers, Algeria — December 1, 2025 Botswana has called for deeper collaboration between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism, warning that fragmented approaches risk…

2 December 2025

Dr. Mahmoud Al-Saleh, Chairman of the Arab Committee for Solidarity with the Sahrawi People

SILENCED VOICES: VISITING THE LAND OF WESTERN SAHARA, THE LAST AFRICAN COLONY

Cynthia Thanda The dusty wind that sweeps across the refugee camps of the Sahrawi people near Tindoulf screams louder, carrying the weight of a nation still fighting to breath freely. When International communities are summoned…

2 December 2025

Mr. Mamera Kadzingatsayi speaks

Under the scorching Mbire sun, man speaks for persons with disabilities

By Moses Magadza, recently in Mbire, Zimbabwe The sun is blazing mercilessly over Mbire – one of the hottest corners of Zimbabwe – but Mr Mamera Kadzingatsayi is already at the venue, seated quietly with…

25 November 2025

_South Africa’s new largest rhino keeper, Wicus Diedericks

South Africa’s Rhino-Keeper Turns to Government for Legal Rhino Horn Trade

By Emmanuel KoroUzbekistan, 24 November 2025 South Africa’s new largest rhino keeper, Wicus Diedericks, has taken his fight for legal rhino horn trade onto a national platform, using the courts to argue that rhino conservation…

25 November 2025

Duras AI Wins 2025 Orange Summer Challenge as Innovation Takes Centre Stage

Duras AI Wins 2025 Orange Summer Challenge as Innovation Takes Centre Stage

A ground-breaking wildlife-protection technology has taken top honours at this year’s Orange Summer Challenge (OSC), with Duras AI emerging as the 2025 overall winner after beating 180 competing entrants in one of Botswana’s most competitive…

24 November 2025

Mubarak reroutes road trip

Marburg outbreak alters Mubarak’s tour route

by Adekunle Owolabi Kampala, Uganda – The Trans Africa Tourism and Unity Campaign led by former Ghanaian legislator Ras Mubarak has redirected its 163 day visa free Africa road journey after Ethiopia recorded its first outbreak of…

24 November 2025

Mrs Clare Musonda, a Program Manager at the SADC Parliamentary Forum. Photos: Moses Magadza, SADC PF.

SADC PF calls for renewed regional action to end child marriage

By Moses Magadza The SADC Parliamentary Forum has urged governments, traditional leaders and development partners across the region to intensify efforts to end child marriage, saying that the practice is a violation of human rights…

21 November 2025

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Ivory stockpiles deepen Southern Africa conservation funding debate

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 13 November 2026 Emmanuel Koro argues for lasting regulated markets as wildlife authorities face the costs of protecting elephants and supporting neighbouring communities. Southern Africa’s ivory debate turns on a difficult…

13 November 2026

Zwelibanzi Sapula Executive Director and Head of Mission, SADC Development Finance Resource Centre

How Botswana can turn its project pipeline into an investment proposition

By Zwelibanzi Sapula Executive Director and Head of Mission, SADC Development Finance Resource Centre In his State of the Nation Address on 9 November, President Duma Boko asked a question that deserves more attention in…

11 November 2026

Zimbabwean poet, musician and cultural icon Albert Nyathi

Albert Nyathi: Decolonising the African Mind Begins with Confronting Historical Truths

Zimbabwean poet, musician and cultural icon Albert Nyathi believes that the decolonisation of the African mind must begin with an honest examination of the continent’s history, including the prejudices and distortions that have shaped how…

10 November 2026

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Namibia Leads Efforts in Global Autism Awareness

By Vitalio Angula The just-ended World Autism Organisation Congress, held under the theme, Transform the Narrative, brought together international and local delegates for three days of in-person and online lectures, presentations, dialogues, and exhibitions on…

10 November 2026

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One million species face extinction risk as biodiversity loss accelerates

Arnold Letsholo Around one million animal and plant species are at risk of extinction due to human activities, posing a serious threat to life on Earth, journalists attending a workshop on Biodiversity Loss, Environmental Degradation…

6 November 2026

His Excellency Mr. Mourad Boukadoum, Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to Botswana and Special Representative to SADC

His Excellency Mr. Mourad Boukadoum, Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to Botswana and Special Representative to SADC

ALGERIAN EMBASSY IN BOTSWANA CELEBRATES THE 72ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION

Cynthia Thanda The warm evening breeze swept across the beautiful Gaborone sky as guests gathered at Travelodge Hotel on 3rd November 2026 to celebrate with the Algerian Embassy the 72nd Anniversary of the Glorious Revolution.…

5 November 2026