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THERE’S A SENSE THAT SA’S GNU IS TEETERING ON THE EDGE COLLAPSE

By ABBEY MAKOE By all accounts, South Africa’s conundrum that is the Government of National Unity (GNU) will likely fester into a debilitating wound before it gets healed anytime soon. The revelation of the DA…

16 April 2025

The world has now become irreversibly multipolar, a reality America’s ruling elites are refusing to accept.Photo | Mandar Pardika

US-China trade war: Standing up to the playground bully

Today’s China is not yesterday’s Soviet Union. Nor is Trump’s America the sole superpower. Anyone trying to push back the clock of history will get hurt https://www.newindianexpress.com/author/sudheendra-kulkarni The global tariff ‘war’ unleashed by US President…

16 April 2025

Panelists speak during the "Critical Raw Materials in the Age of Competition" session held on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Antalya, Turkiye on April 12, 2025.

Critical raw materials in age of competition discussed at Antalya Diplomacy Forum

Panel addresses geopolitical, economic, strategic importance of underground resources Sercan Irkin and Zehra Nur Celik  |13.04.2025 – Update : 13.04.2025 ANTALYA, Türkiye The “Critical Raw Materials in the Age of Competition” panel was held Saturday…

16 April 2025

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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to the media questions during his remarks at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Antalya, April 12, 2025

Moderator: Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, welcome to ADF Talks-Russia, which is a one-on-one conversation at a time when the global diplomatic landscape is under, I think it’s fair to say, extraordinary pressure and transition. We…

15 April 2025

Ambassador Lakhal urges U.S. to adopt neutrality and uphold International Law on Western Sahara

In an interview with RT International broadcasted live last April 10, 2025, Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Republic to the African Union, offered thoughtful reflections on the evolving international stance toward…

11 April 2025

From Sharpeville to Gaza: The Global Struggle Against Apartheid Lives On

Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The blood of our people cries from the soil, echoing from Soweto to Gaza, from Kinshasa to Damascus. The world may have forgotten, but Africa remembers. We remember the whips, the…

11 April 2025

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Innovative framework set to boost fight against child marriage in SADC

By Moses Magadza Windhoek, Namibia –A technical working group set up by the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) in collaboration with other partners has finalised a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework in the regional fight…

11 April 2025

Orange Botswana CEO Nene Maiga

Orange Botswana to Invest P1 Million Annually in Phikwe Marathon, Driving Local Economy and Sports Tourism

by Tebogo Nadisah Selebi-Phikwe just got a major lifeline. Orange Botswana (OBW) has announced a game-changing P1 million sponsorship annually for the next three years to power the Phikwe National Marathon, with the goal of…

10 April 2025

FLASHBACK: Mr Ray Ngulube speaks during a meeting of the SADC Committee of Clerks and Secretaries General of Parliaments at the National Assembly of Angola last year. Photo: Moses Magadza, SADC PF.

SADC PF mourns the passing of Clerk of the National Assembly of Zambia

By Moses Magadza Windhoek, Namibia – The SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) has expressed sorrow following the death of Mr. Roy Ngulube, the Clerk of the National Assembly of Zambia, who died on 7 April…

10 April 2025

THE ORANGE MONEY BRAND SHINES ON BOTSWANA’S STAGE AS ITS RECOGNISED AT THE COUNTRY’S LEADING FINANCIAL SERVICES BRAND(2)

ORANGE MONEY BRAND RECOGNISED AS BOTSWANA’S LEADING FINANCIAL SERVICES BRAND

By Dumisani Stanley Ncube* Orange Money has grown leaps and bounds since its inception nearly 15 years ago, and it’s led the mobile financial services landscape through continual innovation and product evolution, taking it to…

16 June 2025

The newly appointed Secretary-General of the Forum of Parliaments of Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR), Dr. Deo Mapinga. Photo: Contributed

FP-ICGLR seeks deeper ties with SADC PF amidst AI-driven parliamentary transformation

By Moses Magadza Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – The newly-appointed Secretary-General of the Forum of Parliaments of Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR), Dr. Deo Mapinga, has called for regional…

16 June 2025

The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and current Chairperson of SADC, His Excellency, Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, officially opened the 57th Plenary of the SADC Parliamentary Forum in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, last week. Photo: Don Makubaza, Parliament of Zimbabwe

Mnangagwa urges SADC Parliaments to embrace AI for inclusive and accountable governance

By Moses Magadza* and Don Makubaza VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE – The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and current Chairperson of SADC, His Excellency, Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, has urged regional parliaments to embrace Artificial…

16 June 2025

Representatives of partner organisations, including Oxfam, Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF), Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries (ECF-SADC) and the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) and other officials pose for a souvenir photo with SADC PF Secretary General Ms Boemo Sekgoma (seated centre) in Victoria Falls. Photos: SADC PF

SADC PF embraces strategic partnerships

By Moses Magadza VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE – The SADC Parliamentary Forum has signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with key regional and international organisations towards inclusive and strategic collaboration. The MoUs with Oxfam, Southern Africa…

14 June 2025

Russian Ambassador to Botswana, H.E. Andrey Kemarskiy

Africa, a rising centre of influence, says Russian Ambassador Andrey Kemarskiy at National Day Event

TPA reporter GABORONE – The Russian Ambassador to Botswana, H.E. Andrey Kemarskiy, reaffirmed his country’s commitment to deepening diplomatic, economic, and educational ties with Botswana during the Russia Day celebrations on June 12. Speaking at…

13 June 2025

Local dignitaries join Africa University Vice Chancellor, Professor Peter Mageto (Kenya); Manicaland’s Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Advocate Misheck Mugadza (Zimbabwe); Africa University Zimbabwe Board Chair, Reverend Alfiado Zunguza (Mozambique); and Africa University Chancellor, Bishop Gaspar Domingos (Angola) to commission the solar plant.

Relief as Africa University commissions new 250-kilowatt solar power plant

By TPA Correspondent MUTARE, ZIMBABWE – When load shedding, introduced over the past two years, led to frequent electricity blackouts in the eastern part of Zimbabwe, Jose Tenete Domingos Lumboa and fellow students at Africa…

13 June 2025