Botswana

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

His Excellency Kalala Mayiba Constantin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the DRC to Angola, signs the Agreement to Amend the SADC Treaty establishing the SADC Parliamentary Forum towards setting up a SADC Parliament. Photo: Contributed.

Breakthrough as DRC signs Agreement to amend Treaty towards SADC Parliament

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 11th July 2024 signed the Agreement to Amend the SADC Treaty establishing the SADC Parliamentary Forum towards setting up a SADC Parliament.…

12 July 2024

17th Chinese Medical Team starts work at Marina and Nyangabgwe Referral Hospitals

TPA Watchman Over the past 60 years, China has sent more than 23 000 doctors to Africa, which have treated and cured more than 230 million African patients and trained a great number of African…

10 July 2024

The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma; Photo: National Assembly of Angola

SADC SG thanks Angola for commitment

By Moses Magadza LUANDA, ANGOLA – The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma, has expressed gratitude to the Republic of Angola through its National Assembly, for supporting the work of the…

8 July 2024

Pope Leo XIV apologises for the role of the Catholic Church in legitimising slavery

Pope Leo XIV breaks silence on the Vatican’s role in slavery, calls for vigilance in digital era

By Fortune Madondo Introduction Exactly a day after the 63rd anniversary of Africa day, on Monday, 26 May 2026, the head of the Vatican or worldwide Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV, came clean on the…

2 June 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin Extends Africa Day Greetings, Highlights Russia–Africa Ties

May 25, 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed warm wishes to African Heads of State and Government on the occasion of Africa Day, commending the continent’s progress and reaffirming Moscow’s commitment to deepening cooperation.…

29 May 2026

Orange Money Commercial and Marketing Director, Gazza Motswagole

Top’a o Pop’e promotion unveiled as Orange Money turns 15

Orange Botswana has launched a new customer promotion worth P1.1 million as its Orange Money service marks 15 years in operation. The campaign, branded Top’a o Pop’e, will run nationwide and offers daily, weekly and…

27 May 2026

An exhibitor at last year's Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair

UB positions itself as an industry partner at the Northern Trade Fair

Francistown, 27 May 2026 —The University of Botswana (UB) is showcasing its research, innovation and professional training programmes at the Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair (BBNTF), underscoring its role in driving economic diversification and skills…

27 May 2026

Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution

STATEMENT BY THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT

The Revolutionary Government condemns in the strongest terms the despicable accusation by the United States Department of Justice announced on May 20 and proclaimed for several weeks against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of…

27 May 2026

His Excellency Antonio Luis Punillones Izaguirre, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Botswana and Special Envoy to SADC

Cuba rejects U.S. imperialism: Ambassador Izaguirre condemns indictment of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz

Cynthia Thanda History is best told by the people who live it, and some stories demand to be heard directly from the source. On the 25th of May 2026, His Excellency Antonio Luis Punillones Izaguirre,…

27 May 2026