Africa

Miss Botswana 2024, Anacia Gaothusi shows off her Sari, as she prepares for Miss World competition in Hyderabad, India

Bridging Cultures: Anacia Gaothusi Prepares for Miss World with a Grand Indian Farewell

Cynthia Thanda The catchphrase, “Namaskara” reverberated throughout the posh and lush gardens of the Indian High Commissioner’s residence on the evening of May 2, 2025. Radiant guests lined up to welcome Miss Botswana 2024, Anacia…

3 May 2025

The President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Honourable Justin Tokely (left), poses for a photograph with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, Honourable Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, at Heroes’ Acre in Namibia this week. Photo: George Sanzila, National Assembly of Namibia.

SADC PF Executive Committee calls on Namibian Speaker

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Honourable Justin Tokely, has praised Namibia’s longstanding commitment to regional parliamentary cooperation and called for renewed support as the Forum…

3 May 2025

SADR calls on AU institutions to seriously treat the ongoing violations of Sahrawi people’s rights

The Representative of the Sahrawi Republic (SADR) participating in the 83rd Session of the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, called on the ACHPR to put an end to African…

3 May 2025

Workers of the World Unite, You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Chains

Workers of the World, Unite: From Africa to Palestine, the Struggle Against Exploitation is One

Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Introduction As we commemorate International Workers’ Day on May 1st, 2025, we salute the indomitable spirit of the working class across the globe. Born from the heroic struggle of workers in…

1 May 2025

Cape independence march

The Battle for South African Unity: Resisting Neo-Colonial Secessionism

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG)’s decision to seek United States backing for Western Cape secession is nothing short of a neo-colonial betrayal. It is a move that seeks to reverse…

1 May 2025

Emmanuel Njang Attends Global South NGO Platform in Baku, Azerbaijan to Represent Botswana Youth

April 30, 2025 – Emmanuel Njang, President of the Upright African Movement (UAM), is in Baku, Azerbaijan, attending the Global South NGO Platform, which runs from April 30 to May 2, 2025. This important conference,…

1 May 2025

First West Africa Forum in Dakar

To strengthen the China-West Africa community of destiny “Mountains and hills are no obstacle for friends who want to walk together”. This Chinese adage was widely shared by participants at the First West Africa Forum…

29 April 2025

The Polisario Front, which represents the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara, is being unfairly accused of being a terrorist organisation, with parallels to South Africa’s struggle for freedom

Don’t let lobbyists rewrite the history of African liberation

By Kamal Fadel The recent push by Moroccan lobbyists to designate the Polisario Front — the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people — as a foreign terrorist organisation is not only factually absurd, but also a…

29 April 2025

SADC PF Secretary-General Ms Boemo Sekgoma addresses Joint Sitting

Growing calls for stronger Parliamentary oversight of prisons in Southern Africa

By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa A joint sitting of five standing committees of the SADC Parliamentary Forum began in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday. The Secretary General of the SADC PF, Ms. Boemo…

25 April 2025

Colonialism Rebranded: Disinformation and the struggle for Western Sahara

In an age saturated with disinformation, few liberation movements have been so persistently misrepresented as the Polisario Front. For decades, the Moroccan regime—backed by powerful international allies—has waged a calculated campaign to distort the nature…

23 April 2025

President Brahim Ghali calls for accelerating the decolonisation process in Western Sahara, Africa’s last colony

Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), September 7, 2026 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr Brahim Ghali, sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, informing him of the latest…

3 October 2026

Nigeria's Bola Tinubu met South Africa's Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa in New York

AFRICA’S $3.4 TRILLION DREAM IS BLEEDING

By Fortune Madondo The diplomatic tension between Nigeria and South Africa is killing Pan-African solidarity. As the continent’s two economic powerhouses, their friction stalls consensus, disrupts trade, and bleeds the $3.4 trillion dream. It exposes…

1 October 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu

FROM UNGA WALKOUT TO PITCH CONTROVERSY

By Fortune Madondo In 72 hours, the same state was confronted in two theatres. On September 24, 2026, at the 81st UN General Assembly, an estimated 75 to 77 delegates walked out as Prime Minister…

1 October 2026

Orange Botswana CEO Nene Maiga and TEMCO Chairman Sailas Temwa sealed the deal

Orange Botswana, TEMCO Sign Deal to Drive Digital Healthcare Project

GABORONE – Orange Botswana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Extraordinary Medical Company (TEMCO), positioning the telecommunications firm as the preferred connectivity provider for a major healthcare development planned for the Gaborone…

30 September 2026

Vivo Energy Opens 85th Shell Service Station in Mmopane

GABORONE, September 25, 2026 – Vivo Energy Botswana has expanded its national retail network with the opening of the Shell Mmopane service station, bringing the total number of Shell-branded stations in the country to 85.…

30 September 2026

Xi Jinping at 18th BRICS summit in New Dehli, India

Cementing the foundation for BRICS cooperation and bolstering the strength of the Global South

Statement by H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, at Session II of the 18th BRICS Summit, New Delhi, September 13, 2026. Your Excellency Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Colleagues, I thank Prime…

28 September 2026