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Rethinking Power: Why Zimbabwe’s Shift to Indirect Presidential Elections Could Strengthen Democracy
By ABBEY MAKOE Zimbabwe’s debate over Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 has quickly settled into a familiar fault line: whether moving away from direct presidential elections amounts to a loss of democratic power. It is…
31 March 2026
The Speaker of the Parliament of Botswana, Honourable Dithapelo Lefoko Keorapetse. Photo: Botswana Parliament.
Speaker advocates for strategic partnership with SADCPF to boost human development and Parliamentary oversight
By Moses Magadza in Botswana The Speaker of the Parliament of Botswana, Honourable Dithapelo Lefoko Keorapetse, has proposed a strategic partnership between the Parliament of Botswana and the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) to deepen…
30 March 2026
The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on HSDSP of the SADC PF, Hon. Mope Khati. Photo: Botswana Parliament.
MPs urged to turn Protocols into action as SADC PF Committee meets in Gaborone, Botswana
By Moses Magadza in Gaborone, Botswana The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Human and Social Development and Special Programmes (HSDSP) of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Hon. Mope Khati, has called on parliamentarians across Southern Africa…
30 March 2026
ECOVISA: A Single Visa to Boost Seamless Travel, Regional Integration, and Tourism Growth Across West Africa
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is taking bold steps toward easing travel within the region by fast-tracking the implementation of ECOVISA. This single visa system will allow foreign nationals to travel freely across…
28 March 2026
Land grabs rattle farmer invaders on a white commercial farm. Credit: Guardian
No Compensation for Colonial Theft: Zimbabwe’s Irreversible Land Revolution and the Unfinished Struggle for African Reparations
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The question posed whether Donald Trump will help or hinder Zimbabwe’s white farmers in their compensation battle is itself a reflection of a deeply distorted global narrative, one that continues to…
26 March 2026
Trump, the Peace Maker
Iran, Palestine, and the Unfinished Struggle Against Imperialism
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The world today stands on the edge of a dangerous escalation as the United States and Israel intensify their military aggression against Iran. What is presented in Western media as “security…
26 March 2026
Hon Mope Khati from Lesotho chairs the HSDSP Committee. Photo: SADC PF
Education and employment protocols in focus as SADC PF Committee meets in Gaborone
By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) will convene a statutory meeting of its Standing Committee on Human and Social Development and Special Programmes (HSDSP) in Gaborone, Botswana, from 27…
23 March 2026
SADC PF Secretary General Ms Boemo Sekgoma. Photo: Parliament of Botswana.
SADC PF, AFRODAD convene Parliamentarians for capacity building on debt management and fiscal oversight
By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – Parliamentarians from across Southern Africa are set to convene for a high-level virtual capacity development session on 24 March 2026 aimed at strengthening parliamentary oversight of public debt management…
23 March 2026
MILESTONE: Former Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Justice Patrick Matibini (right), reacts as Speaker of the National Assembly, Rt Hon Dr Nelly B.K. Mutti, SC, MP, cuts the ribbon at the launch of the Institute for Parliamentary Studies and Training (iPST). Photo: National Assembly of Zambia.
Zambia launches Institute for Parliamentary Studies and Training as leaders hail transformative milestone
By Moses Magadza Zambia on Monday took a step toward strengthening parliamentary professionalism and democratic governance with the official launch of the Institute for Parliamentary Studies and Training (iPST). National leaders and regional partners were…
17 March 2026
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana, Hon. Dithapelo Lefoko Keorapetse
Parliamentary Clerks strengthen financial oversightskills at SoCATT professional development seminar
By Moses Magadza in Gaborone, Botswana Parliamentary clerks and financial oversight experts from across Africa convened in Botswana for the 9th Professional Development Seminar of the Society of Clerks-at-the-Table (SoCATT) Africa Region, to explore ways…
16 March 2026
