The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Ms Boemo Sekgoma
SADC PF urges parliamentary experts to guard against creeping anti-rights laws
From Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Ms Boemo Sekgoma, has called on parliamentary researchers and legal drafters across Southern Africa to become vigilant guardians…
22 August 2026
The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Ms Boemo Sekgoma speaks at the start of a Capacity Building Workshop for Researchers, Legal and Human Rights Officers of Parliament on Integrating a Rights-Based Approach to Parliamentary Processes.
SADC PF equips Parliamentary experts to defend human rights gains
By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Ms Boemo Sekgoma, has urged parliamentary researchers, legal and human rights officers to draw on regional human rights…
21 August 2026
FROM RAW TO RICH: AFRICA’S TRANSITION FROM MERE SUPPLIER OF RAW MATERIALS TO MAKER OF THINGS
By Fortune Madondo Africa should trade with the West, with the East, and with everyone else — but on better terms when lithium leaves only to return as lithium batteries. When cocoa leaves only to…
21 August 2026
Mr. Charles Masole, Permanent Representative of The Republic of Botswana and Mr. Anatolio Ndong Mba, Representative of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Botswana and Equatorial Guinea Establish Diplomatic Relations
Cynthia Thanda The Republic of Botswana and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea have established diplomatic relations, marking a significant step in Botswana’s efforts to expand its international partnerships and strengthen engagement with fellow African states.…
21 August 2026
Minister of State President, Defence and Security, Honourable Minster Moeti Caesar Mohwasa
GOVERNMENT URGES POLITICAL PARTIES TO MAINTAIN CONSENSUS ON ELECTORAL REFORMS
Cynthia Thanda The Government of Botswana has urged political parties to maintain consensus on the country’s ongoing electoral reform process, warning that presenting individual reforms separately could undermine the agreement reached during the All-Party Conference.…
20 August 2026
His excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, President of the Republic of Botswana
Botswana Deepening Its Bilateral Ties With Russia
Cynthia Thanda During an interview with RT in Durban on 16 August 2026, His Excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, President of the Republic of Botswana, announced a significant step towards strengthening diplomatic relations between Botswana…
17 August 2026
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PRESIDENT BOKO CALLS FOR INTRA-AFRICAN COOPERATION
Cynthia Thanda Speaking during an interview with RT on the sidelines of the SADC Summit in Durban, President Duma Gideon Boko stressed the importance of African countries working together to ensure that external powers do…
17 August 2026
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Eswatini, Rt. Hon. Jabulani Clement Mabuza
Eswatini moves to domesticate SADC anti-corruption protocol
By Moses Magadza The Kingdom of Eswatini has intensified efforts to domesticate the SADC Protocol Against Corruption, with Parliament, the Anti-Corruption Commission and other key national institutions convening a two-day engagement aimed at identifying legal,…
16 August 2026
Theodor Herzl (1860–1904) is universally recognized as the father of modern political Zionism. A Austro-Hungarian journalist and writer, he published the foundational 1896 book Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State) and organized the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, in 1897.
Israel’s Version of Zionism Is Not of Christ
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa There is a serious moral and spiritual contradiction that Christians must confront in our time. Israel’s state ideology and the actions carried out in its name are often presented by some…
13 August 2026
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
