The President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Honourable Justin Tokely (left), poses for a photograph with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, Honourable Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, at Heroes’ Acre in Namibia this week. Photo: George Sanzila, National Assembly of Namibia.
SADC PF Executive Committee calls on Namibian Speaker
By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Honourable Justin Tokely, has praised Namibia’s longstanding commitment to regional parliamentary cooperation and called for renewed support as the Forum…
3 May 2025
SADR calls on AU institutions to seriously treat the ongoing violations of Sahrawi people’s rights
The Representative of the Sahrawi Republic (SADR) participating in the 83rd Session of the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, called on the ACHPR to put an end to African…
3 May 2025
Workers of the World Unite, You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Chains
Workers of the World, Unite: From Africa to Palestine, the Struggle Against Exploitation is One
Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Introduction As we commemorate International Workers’ Day on May 1st, 2025, we salute the indomitable spirit of the working class across the globe. Born from the heroic struggle of workers in…
1 May 2025
Cape independence march
The Battle for South African Unity: Resisting Neo-Colonial Secessionism
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG)’s decision to seek United States backing for Western Cape secession is nothing short of a neo-colonial betrayal. It is a move that seeks to reverse…
1 May 2025
Emmanuel Njang Attends Global South NGO Platform in Baku, Azerbaijan to Represent Botswana Youth
April 30, 2025 – Emmanuel Njang, President of the Upright African Movement (UAM), is in Baku, Azerbaijan, attending the Global South NGO Platform, which runs from April 30 to May 2, 2025. This important conference,…
1 May 2025
First West Africa Forum in Dakar
To strengthen the China-West Africa community of destiny “Mountains and hills are no obstacle for friends who want to walk together”. This Chinese adage was widely shared by participants at the First West Africa Forum…
29 April 2025
The Polisario Front, which represents the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara, is being unfairly accused of being a terrorist organisation, with parallels to South Africa’s struggle for freedom
Don’t let lobbyists rewrite the history of African liberation
By Kamal Fadel The recent push by Moroccan lobbyists to designate the Polisario Front — the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people — as a foreign terrorist organisation is not only factually absurd, but also a…
29 April 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
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
