Botswana

RECOGNISED: Honourable Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda, Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe. Photo: Moses Magadza

SADC Geopolitical Group honours Zimbabwe Speaker, Mudenda

By Moses Magadza The SADC Geopolitical Group on March 22, 2024, presented a Certificate of Distinction to Honourable Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda, Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe for his outstanding contribution to the…

23 March 2024

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How German Energy Giant Siemens Enables Settler Colonialism in Western Sahara

Vitalio Angula                                 In recent years, there have been growing calls regarding supply chain due-diligence. This, in order to ensure that corporations exercise due care and diligence in guaranteeing that the goods and services they procure…

21 March 2024

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

Calls for leadership as digital transformation takes hold

By Moses Magadza The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms. Boemo Sekgoma, has commended directors of Information Communication Technology (ICT) departments of national parliaments for their commitment and dedication to fostering digital empowerment…

20 March 2024

WORKING VISIT: SADC PF SG Ms. Boemo Sekgoma (seated 3rd from left), MPs who chair Standing Committees of the SADC Parliamentary Forum pose for a souvenir photograph with their hosts during a working visit under the Guest Programme of the Federal Republic of Germany. Photo: Contributed.

SADC PF MPs in Germany for lessons sharing

By Moses Magadza A child that never leaves its mother’s kitchen is in grave danger of growing up thinking that its mother is the best cook in the world, so goes an African saying. SADC…

15 March 2024

Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi fields questions from local and foreign journalists during a press conference on the sidelines of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing, China (pic. Xinhua)

Minister Wang Yi explains China’s foreign policy

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman / Xinhua News Agency On March 7, 2024, The Pan Afrikanist joined a press conference that was held on the margins of the Second Session of the 14th National People’s Congress…

12 March 2024

LEADERSHIP-Honourable-Madalitso-Kazombo

Malawi embraces SRHR, HIV and AIDS Governance Project

By Moses Magadza The Parliament of Malawi has signed up to the third phase of a SIDA-funded Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, HIV and AIDS Governance Project. Malawi becomes the sixth national parliament – after the…

8 March 2024

Boiemo Sekgoma - an epitome of women's emancipation

Time for inclusive architecture of policy and legal reforms to revitalise and invest in women’s rights

By Boemo Sekgoma* WINDHOEK – The 8th of March 2024 is International Women’s Day. This year’s UN theme is focused on “Investing with women to accelerate change”. This theme presents an opportunity for deeper reflection…

7 March 2024

The 14th National People's Congress (NPC) opens its second session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng were present at the opening meeting. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

China steps up innovation in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Technology

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Not the snow or cold weather could dampen the palpable sense of enthusiasm among Deputies and thousands of representatives and foreign dignitaries that thronged the Great Hall of the People in…

5 March 2024

READY: The Secretary General/ Clerk of the National Assembly of Mozambique, Mr. Alfredo Vasco Noguiera Nampete (right), addresses staff members of his parliament in Maputo on a renewed SIDA-funded Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, HIV and AIDS Governance Project while SADC PF SG Ms Boemo Sekgoma (second from left) listens in. Photo: Moses Magadza

Mozambique Clerk rallies parliamentary staff behind SRHR, HIV & AIDS Governance Project

Moses Magadza in Mozambique MAPUTO – The Secretary General/ Clerk of the National Assembly of Mozambique, Mr. Alfredo Vasco Noguiera Nampete, has rallied staff of his parliament behind a renewed Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, HIV…

3 March 2024

Liu Jieyi, spokesperson for the second session of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, attends a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2024. The CPPCC National Committee, China's top political advisory body, held a press conference on Sunday, one day ahead of its annual session. [Photo/Xinhua])

China’s People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) added 12, 44 million start-up jobs in 2023

Sunday March 3, 2024 TPA Watchman BEIJING: The Two Sessions comprising the CPPCC and the NPC – marking China’s apex political season – starts Monday 4th March 2024 at the Great Hall of the People…

3 March 2024

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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

Leaders of the Alliance of Sahel States -Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

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

Seretse and Ruth

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