Incomplete revolution? Muna El-Kurd (L) engages with Shaeera Kalla on youth struggles and the use of social media. Photo credit: Mohammed Faadil Cassim
From Nigeria to Palestine, the revolution will be hashtagged
From Palestine to Nigeria, young people are using social media to change the rules of political engagement, writes Suraya Dadoo In 2010, twelve-year old twins, Muna and Mohammed El-Kurd, used a camera to document being…
24 November 2021
New SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi lays out his vision and roadmap
Elias Magosi ascended to the helm of the Southern African Development Community as Executive Secretary at the 41st Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the SADC that was held on the…
22 November 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
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Together for greater harmony between man and nature
By Yi Fan (People’s Daily Online) 09:15, October 11, 2021 Zhang Xueliang, a ranger at Xiling Snow Mountain (which is a giant panda habitat some 110 kilometers from Chengdu, capital of China’s southwest province of…
11 October 2021
SADC Parliamentary Forum consults inter-parliamentary organisations on SADC Model Law on Gender-Based Violence
STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL DURING STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS FOR THE GBV MODEL LAW WITH WORLD, CONTINENTAL AND REGIONAL PARLIAMENTS – ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 2021 Ms. Boemo Sekgoma It is with immense pleasure that I welcome you…
4 October 2021
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Botswana receives 300, 000 doses of Astra Zeneca Vaccine from Germany
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman A donation of 300, 000 doses of the Astra Zeneca vaccine from Germany arrived today, Friday 1st of October 2021 at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKA). This is the second…
1 October 2021
This week, African and Palestinian groups urged the AU to remove Israel as an observer state.
Palestinian and African groups urge AU to revoke Israel’s observer status
As the African Union (AU) executive committee prepares to meet on October 13, Palestinian and African civil society groups are urging the continental body to review a recent decision by AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki…
1 October 2021
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Masua urges the remaining 13 African States to join the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The 13 states that have not yet ascended to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) have been urged to join and help in building the ‘Africa we want’ as envisaged in…
29 September 2021
BREAKING: The European Court of Justice annuls EU-Morocco deals in occupied Western Sahara
Today, the EU Court of Justice has struck a blow to the EU’s practice of applying trade and fisheries agreements with Morocco to occupied Western Sahara. The press release from the Court today specifically states that Polisario…
29 September 2021
Budding fashionista,, Rose
Get Dressed By Rose Segadimo
By Cynthia Thanda It was just around 2014 when Rose Segadimo started designing at Sir Seretse Khama Memorial Community Junior Secondary school. She made fancy gloves, hand bands, and wallets using her brother’s cut-away fabrics.…
27 September 2021
