SAYWHAT Executive Director and SARSYC Convener Mr Jimmy Wilford.
SADC PF pledges action as youth present Windhoek Declaration
By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – Young people in Southern Africa must be treated as partners capable of generating evidence, shaping solutions and holding decision-makers accountable, speakers said in Windhoek ahead of the handover of…
13 August 2026
SIGNED: From left: Ms Kunshinga Madzima, SAYWHAT National Coordinating Committee Chairperson, SARSYC Convener Mr Jimmy Wilford, SADC PF Secretary General Ms Boemo Sekgoma, and SARSYC VI Youth Steering Committee Chairperson Ms Fadzai Nyamarebvu with the signed Compact.
Conference ends with bold accountability compact on youth health and education
By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The Sixth Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SARSYC VI) ended in Windhoek last week with the signing of an ambitious regional accountability…
12 August 2026
Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana, Right Honourable Dithapelo Keorapetse. Photo: National Assembly of Botswana
SADC Parliamentarians unite to counter rising anti-rights movement, chart regional roadmap
By Moses Magadza Members of Parliament, representatives of the United Nations family, academia, civil society organisations and development partners have adopted a united regional approach to safeguarding human rights. This happened after the SADC Parliamentary…
12 August 2026
Kazungula Bridge
KAZUNGULA: THE FAULT LINE WE HAD TO BUILD AROUND
Cynthia Thanda Faulty lines. A term I have heard quite a few times, and I always wonder if my ancestors were geographically clueless. Were they wandering around without knowing where their world started and ended?…
10 August 2026
Experience the Samburu Stargazing-Wildlife Tours Kenya
Africa’s Night Safaris Lead Noctourism Trend: Zambia Tops New Index
A new study has ranked Africa’s leading destinations for night safaris, underscoring the growing appeal of “noctourism”—travel centred on after-dark experiences such as stargazing and nocturnal wildlife viewing. The Night Safari Index, compiled by safari…
5 August 2026
President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the Pan African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa
Ramaphosa’s Call For A Stronger Pan African Parliament
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech at the opening of the seventh legislature of the Pan African Parliament was more than a plea for unity—it was a demand for institutional muscle.…
4 August 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
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
Botswana Vice President and Minister of Finance Hon Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe
Botswana Parliament charts course for stronger law-making through landmark capacity-building seminar
From Moses Magadza in Gaborone, Botswana The Parliament of Botswana has embarked on a drive to strengthen legislative excellence, democratic accountability and evidence-based lawmaking, with parliamentary leaders and regional partners declaring that continuous learning has…
7 July 2026
