Botswana

British High Commissioner Giles Enticknap

UK Introduces Visa Requirement for Botswana Nationals Amid Asylum Concerns

Gaborone — The United Kingdom Government has announced that all Botswana nationals will now require a visa to enter the UK, including for short visits and transit travel. The decision takes immediate effect, with a…

14 October 2025

Botswana to launch Impact Citizenship Programme

25th September 2025, Montreal, Canada Arton Capital, the world-leading investment migration consultancy, has today announced an exclusive memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of Botswana to build and launch a new Citizenship by Investment…

14 October 2025

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BCP Strongly Advises Against the Planned Acquisition of a Controlling Stake in De Beers by Botswana

by Dr Mpho Pheko President Duma Boko has casually announced to the world that by the end of October, 2025, Botswana would have concluded a deal with Anglo American plc that would raise the country’…

7 October 2025

European Union Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region, Mr Johan Borgstam, paid a courtesy call on Minister of International Relations, Dr Phenyo Butale

EU Envoy Engages Botswana Leadership on Great Lakes Peace and Development Agenda

Gaborone, Botswana – 6 October 2025 The Pan-Afrikanist Watchman The European Union Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region, Mr Johan Borgstam, paid a courtesy call this morning on Botswana’s Minister of International Relations, Honourable…

7 October 2025

David Molosi, Renowned Playwright and Filmmaker, stars in his upcoming film, 'Moitobo'

FROM MOUTHPIECE TO MIRROR 

By Donald Molosi October 2025 Botswana often stands out as a model of democratic stability in Africa. The constitution promises freedom of expression, and many citizens value the right to speak openly. Yet, the national…

7 October 2025

Orange Money CEO, Mr. Seabelo Pilane

Orange Money Botswana Launches Free Hospital Cash Insurance

–   Offering free hospital cash cover to its active customers Orange Money Botswana has launched a groundbreaking embedded insurance product that provides free hospital cash cover to active customers—advancing financial inclusion and easing the burden…

6 October 2025

Kelesitse Eternity

Kelesitse & Friends Set for Double Date at Maitisong Festival

Neo-soul and theatre sensation Kelesitse Eternity is set to light up the Maitisong Festival stage with two highly anticipated performances on October 9 and 10 at Botswana Craft. After staging a series of successful shows…

2 October 2025

Zenzo Ngqobe

Zenzo Ngqobe Doesn’t Want to Be Understood. He Wants to Craft

By CattlePost Films Team GABORONE — Some men craft because they must. Some because the world has demanded it of them. And then some craft because they have no language for anything else, and this…

2 October 2025

President Boko Announces Africa Biodiversity Summit to be Hosted in Gaborone, November 2–5, 2025

President Duma Boko joined African leaders, philanthropists, and key stakeholders in New York City for the launch of the African Keynote Protected Area Partnership, a landmark conservation initiative aimed at safeguarding Africa’s rich biodiversity, vital…

23 September 2025

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Orange Botswana Backs Gabs 7’s Rugby International Tournament with P32,000 Sponsorship

Telecoms powerhouse Orange Botswana has once again staked its claim as a driving force in local sports development, announcing a P32,000 sponsorship for the high-octane Gabs 7s Rugby International Tournament taking place this Saturday at…

23 September 2025

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

Fatherland or Death! Cuba will achieve victory in defense of sovereignty and socialism

Girón, today and forever! As long as there is a woman and a man willing to give their life for the Revolution, we’ll be victorious! Cuba lives under the constant siege of the United States…

18 April 2026

Rosie Motene lands in Mahalapye, where history breathes, and dreams begin

By Rosie Motene Mahalapye is a village that speaks softly, but if you are listening, it teaches you everything. This past Easter weekend, I visited for the first time. I arrived with Clive G, a…

17 April 2026