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Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States of America Donald Trump

Wednesday 12 February 2025 The leaders discussed issues related to the prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States. The US President assured the Russian President of the American side’s commitment to fulfill all the…

12 February 2025

COURTESY CALL: The Vice President of the SADC PF, Hon. Sylvia Elizabeth Lucas (...from left, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Hon. Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti and staff from SADC PF and the National Assembly of Zambia pose for a photo after the courtesy call. Photo: Contributed

SADC PF Vice President commends Zambia’s leadership and national security efforts

By Moses Magadza Windhoek, Namibia – The Vice President of the SADC PF, Hon. Sylvia Elizabeth Lucas, has praised Zambia’s advancements in leadership and national security strategy. Hon Lucas did this last week during a…

12 February 2025

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Russia sets up Department for Partnership with Africa

By Sergio Lavrov The establishment of a new Foreign Ministry department, the Department for Partnership with Africa, underscores the significance that Russia’s leadership places on advancing the African aspect of our foreign policy. This priority…

12 February 2025

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The Power of Film: A Catalyst for Change in Botswana

By Donald Molosi  In the heart of Southern Africa lies our Botswana, a nation rich in culture, history, and potential. Yet, like many countries, it faces challenges that require innovative solutions. As an actor and…

10 February 2025

INNOVATIVE: Mwape Chimpampa, a Grade 11 pupil from Zambia, has developed an organic sunscreen for sun protection among people with albinism

Hope for people with Albinism as young innovator develops organic sunscreen

By Moses Magadza Windhoek, Namibia – In a groundbreaking innovation poised to transform lives, 15-year-old Mwape Chimpampa, a Grade 11 pupil from Naboye Secondary School in Kafue District in Zambia, has developed an organic sunscreen…

8 February 2025

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Why No One Can Kill South Africans’ Hunting Spirit

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 6 February 2025 The spirit and aspirations of South African hunting communities to engage in international hunting will never die despite efforts by Western animal rights extremist NGOs to ban international…

7 February 2025

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov insists that the UN Charter should be the foremost guideline for regulating international relationsin the multipolar era that has dawned

Sergey Lavrov affirms the UN Charter as “the legal foundation of a multipolar world”

February 4, 2025 Eighty years ago, on February 4, 1945, the leaders of the victors of World War II − the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain − opened the Yalta Conference to determine…

5 February 2025

Mr. Sheuneni Kurasha, Manager of the Programme on Democracy, Governance & Human Rights at SADC PF. Photo: Moses Magadza, SADC PF.

SADC PF capacity building project posts impressive results  despite COVID-19

By Moses Magadza Windhoek, Namibia – A project titled, “Strengthening Parliamentary Capacity in the Southern African Development Community” that the SADC Parliamentary Forum implemented from 2019 to 2023 posted impressive results despite the impacts of COVID-19,…

5 February 2025

OINT PLANNING: From left Mr Ishmael Chiposyo, Project Advisor; Ms Kerstin Siebke, Quality Assurance expert; Dr Adane Ghebremeskel, Thematic Leader; Robson Chakwana, Program Manager from GIZ; SADC PF Secretary General; and Mr. Sheuneni Kurasha, Manager of the Programme on Democracy, Governance & Human Rights at SADC PF during a joint planning meeting last week. Photo: Moses Magadza, SADC PF

New SADC PF and GIZ Project to enhance accountability and citizen participation

Moses Magadza By Moses Magadza Windhoek, Namibia – The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) have concluded a joint meeting to discuss steps leading to a signing…

5 February 2025

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Hamas: Trump reinforcing ‘law of the jungle at the international level’

US President Donald Trump’s plans to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and take control of the enclave by force “is a crime against humanity and reinforces the law of the jungle at the international…

5 February 2025

SADC PF Secretary-General Ms Boemo Sekgoma addresses Joint Sitting

Growing calls for stronger Parliamentary oversight of prisons in Southern Africa

By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa A joint sitting of five standing committees of the SADC Parliamentary Forum began in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday. The Secretary General of the SADC PF, Ms. Boemo…

25 April 2025

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SADC PF Committee proposes bold  recommendations on prison oversight

By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa On Wednesday, a one-day meeting of the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Standing Committee on Human and Social Development and Special Programmes (HSDSP) ended in Johannesburg with strong calls for…

24 April 2025

Delegations of Russia and South Africa led by the two countries' Foreign Ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Ronald Lamola

Russia’s FM, Sergey Lavrov discussed a range of bilateral issues with his South African counterpart, Ronald Lamola

Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of Russia met with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola on April 16. Lamola had arrived in Moscow for the 18th meeting of the Mixed Intergovernmental…

23 April 2025

President Putin announces Easter ceasefire

President of Russia Vladimir Putin announces Easter ceasefire

During a meeting at the Kremlin with the Chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov President Vladimir Putin declared that the Russian Side is ceasing all military action starting April 19,…

20 April 2025

On April 17, 2025, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a telephone conversation

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has a phone conversation with his US counterpart, Marco Rubio

On April 17, 2025, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a telephone conversation. Secretary Rubio, who is currently in Paris, informed the Russian side about the…

20 April 2025

In the first installment of the Two Shores Dialogue series, two journalists — Ma Jiaying from China and Héribert Adjovi from Africa — exchange insights on the pressing issues of our time: rising trade protectionism, the shifting global order, and the long-term consequences of tariff wars. Reflecting on the legacy of the Bandung Conference, they advocate for renewed solidarity among the Global South, grounded in the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. A powerful, thoughtful dialogue that bridges continents and visions.

Beyond the tariff crisis, it’s time to take a fair look at globalisation… 70 years after the Bandung Conference

‘A LOOK FROM BOTH SIDES’ is first and foremost an interesting Dialogue between two Friends, two eminent Journalists and a crossed vision of two media professionals, one Chinese and the other African (Beninese) on major…

20 April 2025