Legislating Death: Israel’s Execution Law and the Crisis of International Justice
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The recent passage of a law by the Israeli Knesset permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners is not merely another controversial policy decision; it is a profound moral rupture that exposes…
10 April 2026
KGOSI Kokestso Tsipe (right) speaks while the local councillor listens
Flood-ravaged villagers call for urgent access to health and SRHR services as roads, homes, and livelihoods remain devastated
By Moses Magadza, recently in Botswana Mosweu – Residents of Mosweu Village in Botswana’s Tswapong District have called for urgent restoration of access to health and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services after…
10 April 2026
Land Is Not for Sale: From Palestine to Zimbabwe, the Fire of Liberation Still Burns
March 30, 2026 By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa March 30 is not just a date. It is a warning to the oppressor and a declaration to the oppressed that land is life, and life cannot be…
8 April 2026
Rising for Palestine: Africans in Solidarity for Decolonisation and Liberation
“To view Palestine through an African lens is not to appropriate suffering, but to clarify its coordinates.” Raouf Farrah and Suraya Dadoo (2026) In a groundbreaking new anthology edited by Algerian researcher Raouf Farrah and…
8 April 2026
Officials from the SADC Parliamentary Forum and GIZ during a review meeting
GIZ–SADC PF partnership set to strengthen democratic governance
By Moses Magadza A strategic partnership between the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is poised to strengthen democratic governance and regional integration across Southern Africa. This is according…
8 April 2026
President Mahama has announced that, effective 25th May 2026, Ghana will commence a free visa regime for all Africans
Ghana Joins Rwanda and Benin in Opening Doors to Africans
When Ghana announced that all African passport holders will enjoy visa-free entry beginning May 25, 2026—Africa Day—it joined a small but growing club of nations reshaping the continent’s future. Benin, The Gambia, Rwanda, and Seychelles…
4 April 2026
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana, Honourable Dithapelo Keorapetse, speaks at then launch of a journal documenting the country’s historic 2024 General Elections.
Call for vigilance in safeguarding democracy as Botswana launches landmark journal on historic 2024 elections
By Moses Magadza in Gaborone The Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana, Honourable Dithapelo Keorapetse, has officially launched a landmark special journal documenting the country’s historic 2024 General Elections. He described the publication as…
31 March 2026
Democracy is not weakened when power is structured more intelligently. It is weakened when systems fail to translate public will into effective governance. - AI image
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
