Botswana

The mandate to deploy a SADC Standby Force to combat terrorism and acts of violent extremism in Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique has been approved. What remains is for the leaders to thrash out budget details and logistics. image (C) Newshawks

SADC finally resolves to send troops to Mozambique to combat terrorism and acts of violent extremism in Cabo Delgado

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman SADC leaders have finally approved the Mandate for the SADC Standby Force Mission to the Republic of Mozambique, to be deployed in support of Mozambique to combat terrorism and acts of…

23 June 2021

Fying High: Tshepidi Moremong is making waves on the international scene

Motswana woman, Tshepidi Moremong appointed Africa50 Chief Operating Officer

Casablanca, June 21, 2021 Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Tshepidi Moremong as Chief Operating Officer. Her appointment takes effect from July 1, 2021. She will lead…

22 June 2021

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It’s the End of an Era as Zambia’s first President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda bows out

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman with additional reporting by LusakaTimes.com President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared a seven-day mourning period during which all flags shall fly at half-mast, to honour the “great son of the soil”…

17 June 2021

UB Vice Chancellor Prof. David Norris says the long engrained practices promoting deficient work ethics and ignoring mediocrity have to be done away with

University of Botswana Vice Chancellor Prof. David Norris responds to Staff Unions’ calls for his dismissal

Although the petition is not directed to me, I find it prudent to inform the nation what the real issues are particularly as the petition has been broadly shared with Batswana. The following are issues…

16 June 2021

$250 M loan from World Bank to support Botswana’s economic recovery

GABORONE (Reuters) – The World Bank has approved a $250 million loan to support Botswana’s economic recovery efforts after the diamond-rich country was heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Botswana has registered relatively few cases, but lockdown…

15 June 2021

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Ambassador Guerra calls on international Community to end six-decade long US Blockade against Cuba

By Ceasor Mouwane The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The United Nations General Assembly will on June 23rd, 2021 take a Resolution on the unilateral economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America…

11 June 2021

Botswana rejects DRC offer and maintains candidate for SADC executive

Gaborone — Botswana has rejected its rival’s proposal to withdraw from the SADC executive secretary position race, President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi has revealed. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Botswana have both fielded candidates for…

11 June 2021

Second dose of Covid-19 vaccines starts

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised the public that the campaign for the second dose of Covid 19 vaccines will commence on the 8th June 2021. According to Spokesperson…

8 June 2021

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China Supports Africa’s Fight against COVID-19 and Economic Recovery with Concrete Actions

H.E. Wang Xuefeng* “We are all waves of the same sea”. Chinese President Xi Jinping quoted an ancient Roman philosopher at the Global Health Summit on 21st May to highlight the importance of solidarity and…

2 June 2021

Participants during the week-long training

Botswana Red Cross Society awarded prestigious Coin of Honour Award

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Botswana Red Cross Society (BRCS) was among participants that were presented with the coin of honour by the Northern Carolina Army National Guard (NCNG) for facilitating and actively contributing towards the…

1 June 2021

THE ORANGE MONEY BRAND SHINES ON BOTSWANA’S STAGE AS ITS RECOGNISED AT THE COUNTRY’S LEADING FINANCIAL SERVICES BRAND(2)

ORANGE MONEY BRAND RECOGNISED AS BOTSWANA’S LEADING FINANCIAL SERVICES BRAND

By Dumisani Stanley Ncube* Orange Money has grown leaps and bounds since its inception nearly 15 years ago, and it’s led the mobile financial services landscape through continual innovation and product evolution, taking it to…

16 June 2025

The newly appointed Secretary-General of the Forum of Parliaments of Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR), Dr. Deo Mapinga. Photo: Contributed

FP-ICGLR seeks deeper ties with SADC PF amidst AI-driven parliamentary transformation

By Moses Magadza Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – The newly-appointed Secretary-General of the Forum of Parliaments of Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR), Dr. Deo Mapinga, has called for regional…

16 June 2025

The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and current Chairperson of SADC, His Excellency, Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, officially opened the 57th Plenary of the SADC Parliamentary Forum in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, last week. Photo: Don Makubaza, Parliament of Zimbabwe

Mnangagwa urges SADC Parliaments to embrace AI for inclusive and accountable governance

By Moses Magadza* and Don Makubaza VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE – The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and current Chairperson of SADC, His Excellency, Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, has urged regional parliaments to embrace Artificial…

16 June 2025

Representatives of partner organisations, including Oxfam, Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF), Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries (ECF-SADC) and the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) and other officials pose for a souvenir photo with SADC PF Secretary General Ms Boemo Sekgoma (seated centre) in Victoria Falls. Photos: SADC PF

SADC PF embraces strategic partnerships

By Moses Magadza VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE – The SADC Parliamentary Forum has signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with key regional and international organisations towards inclusive and strategic collaboration. The MoUs with Oxfam, Southern Africa…

14 June 2025

Russian Ambassador to Botswana, H.E. Andrey Kemarskiy

Africa, a rising centre of influence, says Russian Ambassador Andrey Kemarskiy at National Day Event

TPA reporter GABORONE – The Russian Ambassador to Botswana, H.E. Andrey Kemarskiy, reaffirmed his country’s commitment to deepening diplomatic, economic, and educational ties with Botswana during the Russia Day celebrations on June 12. Speaking at…

13 June 2025

Local dignitaries join Africa University Vice Chancellor, Professor Peter Mageto (Kenya); Manicaland’s Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Advocate Misheck Mugadza (Zimbabwe); Africa University Zimbabwe Board Chair, Reverend Alfiado Zunguza (Mozambique); and Africa University Chancellor, Bishop Gaspar Domingos (Angola) to commission the solar plant.

Relief as Africa University commissions new 250-kilowatt solar power plant

By TPA Correspondent MUTARE, ZIMBABWE – When load shedding, introduced over the past two years, led to frequent electricity blackouts in the eastern part of Zimbabwe, Jose Tenete Domingos Lumboa and fellow students at Africa…

13 June 2025