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North Carolina Partnership Programme Expands Cooperation and Partnership in Botswana

Press Release The U.S. Embassy in Botswana was honoured to host Major General M. Todd Hunt, the Adjutant General, North Carolina National Guard, April 26-28 in Gaborone. The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) and the North…

19 May 2022

Shireen Abu-Akleh’s murder is a reflection of Palestine’s ongoing Nakba

On 15 May, Palestinians commemorated the Nakba, or “catastrophe” – the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948 to make way for the creation of the state of Israel. Israel’s creation entailed the forced expulsion of…

17 May 2022

UB SRC elections dogged by allegations of vote rigging

University of Botswana Student Representative Council elections get off to a controversial start

Cynthia Thanda Does the 13-0-0 work for student governance at UB, that is the question. This year’s University of Botswana Student Representative Council (SRC) elections are laced with some drama for the UDC Moono-Wa-Baithuti (the…

16 May 2022

Western Sahara, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gibraltar Take Centre Stage, as Pacific Regional Seminar on Decolonization Continues

Extract: CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, 12 May — The long-standing question of decolonizing Western Sahara, the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)*, and Gibraltar took centre stage today, as the Pacific Regional Seminar on Decolonization entered its second day. Held…

14 May 2022

Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic becomes the 43rd African Union Member State to ratify the Protocol on Women’s Rights

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) has ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. According to Ms. Doreen Apollos,…

6 May 2022

A social worker investigating teen pregnancies in a rural African village stops at nothing, including fighting her inner demons, to protect children from abuse. Directors: Jenny H. Ledikwe & Isaac Leano Marumo Release Date: 2021 Duration: 50 mins Production: Botswana Genre: Docu-drama

European Film Festival runs from 4th to 7th May 2022 in Gaborone and 13th to 14th May in Maun

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Alliance Française of Gaborone and the delegation of the European Union to Botswana and SADC are pleased to present the fourth edition of the European Film Festival in Botswana. Through…

4 May 2022

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Justice Monametsi Steve Gangalelwe retires from the Court of Appeal

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Justice of Appeal, Hon. Justice Monametsi Steve Gaongalelwe retired at the end of his contract on the 29th of April 2022, the Administration of Justice has confirmed. In a statement tit…

30 April 2022

The indefatigable Secretary General of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) Boemo Sekgoma explains the rationale for developing the Model Law on Public Financial Management

Model Law on Public Financial Management to curb wastages of public funds and corruption in SADC countries

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman There are major symptoms of economic frailty, excessive budget deficits, loss in purchasing power for citizens, and poor debt servicing across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. This, according to…

29 April 2022

Happy, carefree children have better prospects of succeeding in today's dog-eat-dog world

‘Buddies Not Bullies Campaign’ by Abbas Will Foundation hits the right chords with local schools

Cynthia Thanda It was only in 2018, during a play session that Tumisang ABBA Radijeng expressed his desire for a burger from a well-known franchise. The then 10-year-old boy was mortified when his playmate from…

27 April 2022

Malawi's first-ever female Speaker of the National Assembly Rt. Hon. Catherine Gotani Hara, MP and Host Speaker for the Committee Session in the 51st SADC PF Plenary Assembly Session

Committee Sessions start in Johannesburg ahead of SADC PF 51st Plenary Assembly set for Malawi

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Committee Sessions started in earnest Tuesday with the Rt. Hon. Catherine Gotani Hara, MP and Host Speaker for the Committee Session in the 51st SADC PF Plenary Assembly Session welcoming…

27 April 2022

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Orange Money Botswana Raises Transaction Limits in Digital Push

Orange Money Botswana has increased its transaction limits for their customers, a move expected to strengthen the platform’s role as a key financial inclusion tool and accelerate the shift toward digital payments. The mobile financial…

24 April 2026

Cuban Ambassador Antonio Luis Pubillones Izaguirre, signing the Document denouncing the US blockade against Cuba

Cubans in Botswana Back Revolutionary Homeland Campaign with Public Statement

GABORONE – Members of the Cuban Medical Mission in Botswana have joined the global initiative “My Signature for the Homeland”, reaffirming solidarity with their nation’s revolutionary ideals. The Statement was read in Gaborone by the…

24 April 2026

FOOLS GET OLDER, NOT WISER

By Donald Molosi* In Botswana, we are taught to bow before we are taught to stand. Hear me out. The bow is subtle. It is in the softened voice. The lowered gaze. The bending of…

24 April 2026

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Sahel Rising: The AES Confederation’s Defiant March Toward Sovereignty, Security, and Revolutionary Transformation

By Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Amid intensifying efforts to undermine the Sahelian revolution through destabilisation, propaganda, and psychological warfare, the Confederation of Sahel States Alliance of Sahel States is not retreating. It is consolidating. Far…

22 April 2026

BPP President Motlatsi Molapise and Secretary General, Mantlha Sankoloba

BPP gears for leadership forum in Francistown, reaffirms role in UDC leadership

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Francistown, Botswana — The Botswana People’s Party (BPP) will convene a Leadership Forum on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Bluetown Hall in Francistown as part of efforts to revive its organizational…

21 April 2026

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Sir Seretse Khama: The Architect of a Nation’s Destiny

By Singh Gurjeet The year was 1921. In the heart of Serowe, the earth lay cracked and thirsty, its dust rising like whispers of forgotten prayers. The air was heavy, drifting across the village as…

21 April 2026