Botswana

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

What is Drag?

By Donald Molosi*  GABORONE, Botswana Drag is a kind of freedom. It lets a person become a version of themselves that might otherwise stay hidden. In MOITOBO, a new experimental film I’m producing and acting…

22 September 2025

Sesupo Wagamang Managing Director Vivo Energy Botswana

Vivo Energy launches VE-CEM: a breakthrough digital solution to keep Africa’s fleets and equipment moving

Gaborone, Botswana, 15 September 2025: Vivo Energy, the pan-African retailer and marketer of Shell and Engen-branded fuels and lubricants, today announced the launch of its new VE-CEM (Continuous Equipment Monitoring) solution, powered by Digital Twin…

19 September 2025

Crowds gather for the Solidarity March at Tsholofelo Hall in Gaborone

Batswana Join Global Call to End Gaza Blockade

Gaborone, Botswana — 13 September 2025 DITSHWANELO – The Botswana Centre for Human Rights has renewed its call for an end to the blockade on Gaza, aligning with international efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to…

14 September 2025

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

“Ukraine, Europe and Global Security”

by Sergey Lavrov At a meeting in London on 7 June 2026, the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany, as well as Vladimir Zelensky, laid out five preconditions for Russia to secure a “just and…

23 June 2026

Chairperson of the SADC PF Standing Committee on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI), Hon. Dumelang Saleshando from Botswana

SADC PF–UNCTAD training programme concludes first phase, equipping Parliamentarians to drive AfCFTA implementation

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The first phase of a pioneering capacity-building partnership between the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has ended. The phase…

23 June 2026

ORANIA: A nation within a nation

By Fortune Madondo Whilst black-on-black violence is on the rise in South Africa (SA) due to xenophobic and afrophobic tendencies, there exists an unusual place in SA today. A place where history, Identity, and politics…

22 June 2026

United States Ambassador to Botswana, H.E. Ambassador H.A. Van Vranken

Botswana Universities Launch Collaborative Ideas Lab to Drive Innovation

Gaborone, June 16, 2026 – Botswana’s higher education sector will today mark a major milestone with the launch of the Ideas Test Lab, a collaborative incubation programme designed to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and problem-solving among…

16 June 2026

Members of “March and March” and “Operation Dudula” chant anti-migrant slogans during a protest march in Durban, South Africa, in May 2026. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images)

South Africa’s inequality fuels xenophobia amid global capital pressures

By Fortune Madondo South Africa’s role as the continent’s financial anchor has come under sharp scrutiny, with analysts warning that entrenched global capital interests and unresolved apartheid legacies are driving deep socio-economic divides and fueling…

16 June 2026

SADC Executive Secretary H.E. Elias Magosi

SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi joins African Union preparatory talks ahead of mid-year Coordination Meeting

Gaborone, June 9, 2026 – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary, H.E. Elias M. Magosi, has joined continental leaders in preparatory talks for the 8th African Union (AU) Mid-Year Coordination Meeting, set to…

15 June 2026