Esparanza Luvindao
The Miseducation of Esperanza Luvindao, Namibia’s Minister of Health
By Vitalio Angula At a workshop on tobacco and alcohol control policies in Windhoek last year, Namibia’s Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperanza Luvindao, proposed raising taxes and prices on tobacco and alcohol as…
3 February 2026
Social Media Should Complement Government Communication, Not Replace It!
by: Vitalio Angula Pillar One of the Harambee Prosperity Plan under the Responsible Social Media Deployment Perspective required the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology to develop a Social Media Use Policy as part of…
29 January 2026
Kgosana Lebogang Phalafala Maname shakes hands with Botswana Justice Minister, Nelson Ramaotwana
Bakgatla Outraged as Pilane Recognised Amid Alleged Looting of Millions in Tribal Funds
MAHIKENG – 29 January 2026The North West Provincial Government has formally recognised Nyalala Pilane as chief of the Bakgatla ba Kgafela, despite longstanding allegations of large-scale misappropriation of tribal trust funds. The decision, announced on…
29 January 2026
White farmers appeal to Donald Trump to recoup US$3,5 billion from the Zimbabwean government. (Business Insider Africa)
Trump, White Farmers and the War on Zimbabwe’s Sovereignty: Why Africans Must Reject this Neo-Colonial Push
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The latest push by a small group of white farmers in Zimbabwe to drag Donald Trump and the United States government into a fight over land compensation is not just a…
27 January 2026
Sahrawi AU PSC bid shatters Morocco’s neo-colonial narrative
What was initially presented as a routine regional election for a seat on the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) is rapidly emerging as one of the most politically consequential confrontations in the history…
14 January 2026
Villa Syli, the historic residence of Dr Kwame Nkrumah during his exile from 1966 until his tragic passing in 1972, was generously provided by the late President Ahmed Sékou Touré as a symbol of African solidarity
OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MAHAMA
January 8, 2026. Dear Mr President, I am writing as a concerned Pan-Africanist and admirer of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s legacy. As part of my Africa-wide campaign for a visa-free Africa by 2030, I visited…
9 January 2026
Dr Butale joins virtual AU PSC Ministerial Meeting
Botswana Joins AU Ministerial Talks on Somalia Crisis
GABORONE, 6 January 2026 — Honourable Dr Phenyo Butale, Botswana’s Minister of International Relations, participated in the 1324th Ministerial Meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC), convened virtually to address escalating peace…
7 January 2026
iShowspeed immerses himself in pristine nature
iSHOWSPEED SHOWS UP IN BOTSWANA: A GLIMPSE OF THE DIAMOND COUNTRY
Cynthia Thanda At sunrise, a thin fog rises from the Okavango Delta, accompanied by a golden hue formed by the sun rays kissing the chill air as a mokoro glides silently between papyrus reeds, careful…
7 January 2026
r Phenyo Butale with Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov
Botswana and Russia: Reimagining Diplomatic and Bilateral Relations in a Multipolar Era
In a candid interview with Sputnik Africa on the sidelines of the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Cairo, Egypt, late last year, Botswana’s Minister of International Relations, Dr Phenyo Butale, outlined…
5 January 2026
Trump has imperial ambitions - Pic, (C) The Independent
When Empire Breaks the Law: Venezuela, the CIA Playbook, and Africa’s Dangerous Silence
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa What we are witnessing in the latest United States aggression against Venezuela is not a war on drugs, not a defence of democracy, and certainly not a moral crusade. It is…
4 January 2026
