Africa

Palestinian Factions Sign Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs On July 23, 2024, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi attended in Beijing the closing ceremony of the reconciliation…

23 July 2024

Mao Ning

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on July 22, 2024

At the invitation of the host country France and the International Olympic Committee, Vice President Han Zheng will travel to France as President Xi Jinping’s Special Representative to attend the Opening Ceremony and other events…

23 July 2024

The south square of the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the main venue for the sixth China International Import Expo, in east China's Shanghai, November 3, 2023. /Xinhua

Resolving global dilemma: China’s high-level opening-up

Opinion First Voice Editor’s note: The Communist Party of China convened the third plenary session of its 20th Central Committee from July 15 to July 18 in Beijing where it discussed the issue of further comprehensively…

22 July 2024

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian

China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian’s Regular Press Conference on July 17, 2024

CCTV: This year marks the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping’s proposition of building a China-LAC community with a shared future. How does China view its progress and what’s China’s expectation for China-LAC relations in…

20 July 2024

The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma. Photo: Contributed.

SADC PF SG says youth can deliver change to benefit society

By Moses Magadza in Gaborone, Botswana The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma has urged the SADC region to advance on public health initiatives in tandem with the youth, because the…

20 July 2024

UNITED: Students from different SADC countries present a Declaration at the end of the fifth edition of the Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SARSYC V) in Gaborone, Botswana on Friday. Photo: Moses Magadza

“WE, THE YOUNG PEOPLE…”

SADC students’ conference ends with ‘Gaborone Declaration’ By Moses Magadza in Gaborone, Botswana THE 5th edition of the Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SARSYC V) ended in Gaborone,…

20 July 2024

Young people at the start of the three-day 5th edition of the Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference (SARS YC) in Gaborone, Botswana on Wednesday morning. Photo: Moses Magadza

Regional conference on youth health closes today in Gaborone

By Moses Magadza GABORONE, BOTSWANA – THE three-day 5th edition of the Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference (SARS YC) closes today (Friday) in Gaborone, Botswana. The conference, which ran from 17-19 July 2024…

19 July 2024

CPC Secretary General and President of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi Jinping

Communique of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) — The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded its third plenary session here on Thursday with a communique issued. The following is the full text of the…

18 July 2024

The Quest for a Transformative People’s Constitution of Botswana

by Hon Justice Professor Dingake* I have been asked to speak on Botswana’s quest for a transformative constitution in the backdrop of a presidency-driven constitutional reform process that has now yielded the Constitutional Amendment Bill…

17 July 2024

Mid-Term Report and Update on the Outcomes of the 2nd Session of the 13th Parliament

By Moeti Mohwasa Introduction Nearly two years ago, this Government received a mandate for change: to build an economy that works for more people, restore dignity in public services, strengthen social protection, reform the institutions…

24 August 2026

Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa

Government Mid-Term Report Highlights Social Gains, Fiscal Strains

Gaborone – At the halfway mark of its five-year mandate, government has presented a mid-term report to Parliament outlining progress on social protection, education support, public service reforms and fiscal recovery, while acknowledging unfinished commitments…

24 August 2026

Statement in accordance with Standing Order 9.3.2 by Honourable Dumeelang Saleshando MP for Maun North, Leader of the Opposition

20th AUGUST 2026, National Assembly, Gaborone Right Honourable Speaker, I find it necessary to make a Statement as provided for by Standing Order 9.3.2. I rise today to address this Honourable House and the nation…

24 August 2026

Leader of Opposition: Honourable Dumelang Saleshando (C) The Business Weekly Review

Dumelang Saleshando: Health crisis exposes governance failures, not just shortages

20 August 2026 GABORONE – Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Dumelang Saleshando, has accused government of failing to resolve Botswana’s prolonged public health emergency, despite billions of pula allocated and repeated assurances of improvement. Speaking…

24 August 2026

Mally

UK-Based Motswana Gospel Artist Releases Winner EP

UK-based Motswana gospel artist Mally has released a new EP, Winner, a faith-inspired project that showcases her musical growth while reinforcing her rising profile on the international gospel music scene. Released this year, Winner features…

24 August 2026

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BEYOND TERMINOLOGY

By Fortune Madondo The Invoice R292 million or US$18,5 million – that’s the invoice South Africa (SA) sent to Nigeria, Ethiopia and Malawi. For deporting Africans from South Africa. Lilongwe, 11 August 2026 Three hundred…

24 August 2026