BaKgatla female regiments chanting Bojale songs as they pay their last respects to Mma Seingwaeng
A regal send-off fit for a Queen!
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman January 29th, 2022 will remain permanently etched in the collective memory of the BaKgatla Baga Kgafela tribe as the day that their Queen Mother, Mohumagadi Kathleen Nono Mmarakau Kgafela set off…
2 February 2022
Turkish Government ready to develop a high standard of education and growth opportunities for Batswana
Applications for Turkish Government’s Scholarship Programme open until 20 February 2022 The Pan Afrikanist Watchman A once-in-a-year opportunity has opened for interested international Batswana students and researchers to apply for the Turkish Government’s Scholarship Programme…
21 January 2022
The Queen Mother, Mma Seingwaeng (left) arrives at Kgabutle in Moruleng, South Africa with Mohumagadi Mma Matshego during Heritage Day, 2019
BaKgatla baga Kgafela Queen Mother Mma Seingwaeng, 79, succumbs in Sidilega Hospital
Pako Lebanna As Kathleen Nono Kgafela breathed her last at a private hospital in Gaborone on Sunday, January 16, a universally respected royal figure passed on. Known by her royal name Mohumagadi Mma Seingwaeng, she…
18 January 2022
Traditional Healer, Doctor Nkgasapane
Back to our roots with Doctor Nkgasapane Nkgasapane
By Cynthia Thanda The Pan Afrikanist features wrier The beauty of being African lies in the roots that have given us more; identity, food, shelter, and most importantly MEDICINE. Join the PanAfrikanist family as we…
13 January 2022
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A Trip of Tradition, A Commitment to Cooperation
— The 32nd New Year Visit to Africa by Chinese Foreign Minister Yi Xin A promise made, a promise kept On the morning of the first working day of the New Year, Chinese State Councilor…
12 January 2022
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo
Kenya-China trade dates back 600 years
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The pictures of ancient Chinese coins unearthed in Kenya show that the exchanges between the two countries can be traced back to more than 600 years ago when the great Chinese…
11 January 2022
Stunning evening wear by Phatsimo
Start the year with Phatsimo’s captivating fashion designs
By Cynthia Thanda Want to improve your fashion taste and wondering how? Worry not and join the PanAfrikanist family as we share tips from Phatsimo Ranjo, a Mmadinare-born fashion designer. Despite being born in Mmadinare,…
7 January 2022
Desmond Tutu, Whose Voice Helped Slay Apartheid, Dies at 90
The archbishop, a powerful force for nonviolence in South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. By Marilyn Berger Dec. 26, 2021Updated 9:03 a.m. ET Desmond M. Tutu, the cleric who…
27 December 2021
Balopi says he will now focus all his energies on the party and his constituency
BDP Secretary-General Mpho Balopi resigns from Cabinet
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Minister of Employment, Labour Productivity and Skills Development Mpho Balopi handed President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi a surprise gift on the Eve of Christmas when he resigned from Cabinet. Indeed, the…
25 December 2021
Botswana was blessed with the presence of Hollywood actress, Nayo Wallace in August this year, who came to train actors for the film, 'Greed'. She was interviewed for the local press by Ernest Moloi
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
The year 2021 has been a rollercoaster. We have all lost a family member, a friend, a schoolmate, a work colleague, a relative, or an acquaintance to this monster called Covid-19 and its mutating variants,…
25 December 2021
