Botswana

Children’s artworks cement longstanding cordial relations between Botswana and Japan

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The 8th annual Japan-Botswana Children’s Painting Exhibition has been showing at Ben Thema Primary School next to African Mall in Gaborone. The exhibition opened on November 11th and ended on Thursday…

19 November 2021

Nemadzivhani urges Batswana to use Setswana on Social Media

* “Botswana needs to make Setswana fashionable,” says Nemadzivhani             * “African writers write in foreign languages to get more readers,” says Nemadzivhani. —             Mashudu Nemadzivhani is an award-winning writer from Limpopo in South…

15 November 2021

Moreetsi Gabang

Moreetsi Gabang, the filmmaker, lights up screens with new release ‘Motswaka’

By Cynthia Thanda The Pan Afrikanist reporter Just like most stories, Moreetsi Gabang has always been compelled by the arts such as drawing and writing from a very young age. However, it was after his…

12 November 2021

Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Mmusi Kgafela

Botswana participates in the 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE)

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Botswana’s Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry Mmusi Kgafela attended the opening ceremony of the 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE) via video link. With an exhibition area of more than…

8 November 2021

The UDC has launched a sustained campaign to discredit the ruling BDP and its leader, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi

The BDP regime is a threat to peace and national security – UDC

by Moeti Mohwasa The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) notes the persistent harassment of the current regime’s political opponents through the use of state institutions. The democratic backsliding that this country is undergoing is of…

2 November 2021

Breaking the Sake barrel to commemorate this milestone

Japan and Botswana commemorate 55th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations

by H.E. Mr. Hoshiyama Takashi A photo exhibition displaying over 150 photos taken by Japanese and Batswana of their stays in their respective host countries was opened on the 26rh of October 2021 at the…

2 November 2021

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Botswana Defence Force C-130 damaged by LAM aircraft in Pemba

Written by defenceWeb – 28th Oct 2021 A Botswana Defence Force (BDF) C-130 Hercules has suffered minor damage to its wing after a collision on the ground with a LAM Mozambique Airlines aircraft at Pemba…

29 October 2021

October 25, 1971, the General Assembly Hall resonated with roaring applause and loud cheers when, with an overwhelming majority, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 2758 to restore all rights of the People’s Republic of China in the UN.

A New Splendid Journey Ahead after Fifty Extraordinary Years

— Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Lawful Seat Of the People’s Republic of China in the United Nations by H.E. Wang Xuefeng Fifty (50) years ago, on October 25, 1971, the…

28 October 2021

Health Minister Dr. Edwin Dikoloti

Botswana begins vaccinating ages 18 to 29 against Covid-19

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Effective Monday 25th of October 2021, the Ministry of Health and Wellness transited the COVID-19 vaccination to Phase three of the National Vaccine Deployment Plan. Making the announcement, Ministry spokesperson Dr.…

26 October 2021

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONSULTANCY TO DEVELOP AND COMPILE THE NEWSLETTER RELATING TO THE SADC MODEL LAW ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

SADC Parliamentary Forum Procurement Introduction and background to assignment Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has become a serious predicament in Southern Africa with the phenomenon taking place in a widespread manner in different forms and facets. In…

25 October 2021

Japan Film Festival 2026 to open in Gaborone with free public screenings

The Embassy of Japan in Botswana will officially launch the Japan Film Festival 2026 in Gaborone on 9 October, with Ambassador Shindo Yusuke set to officiate at the opening ceremony at New Capitol Cinemas in…

5 October 2026

BCP President Dumelang Saleshando

BOTSWANA AT 60: A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE, A MOMENT TO RESOLVE!

29 September 2026 Dumelang Saleshando* As we mark Botswana’s 60th birthday on 30 September, we take pride in the journey we have travelled together. We were once a poor country whose very survival was doubted…

5 October 2026

Sahrawi activists launch open-ended hunger strike, urge African rights body to intervene

ADDIS ABABA – An urgent appeal has been submitted to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), calling for immediate intervention on behalf of nine Sahrawi political prisoners who have launched an open-ended…

5 October 2026

President Brahim Ghali calls for accelerating the decolonisation process in Western Sahara, Africa’s last colony

Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), September 7, 2026 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr Brahim Ghali, sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, informing him of the latest…

3 October 2026

Nigeria's Bola Tinubu met South Africa's Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa in New York

AFRICA’S $3.4 TRILLION DREAM IS BLEEDING

By Fortune Madondo The diplomatic tension between Nigeria and South Africa is killing Pan-African solidarity. As the continent’s two economic powerhouses, their friction stalls consensus, disrupts trade, and bleeds the $3.4 trillion dream. It exposes…

1 October 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu

FROM UNGA WALKOUT TO PITCH CONTROVERSY

By Fortune Madondo In 72 hours, the same state was confronted in two theatres. On September 24, 2026, at the 81st UN General Assembly, an estimated 75 to 77 delegates walked out as Prime Minister…

1 October 2026