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Signing documents for Unipod is UNDP Resident Representative Mr Balazs Horvath, Education PS, Bonolo Khumotaka and UB Vice Chancellor Prof. David Norris

Botswana’s first University Innovation Pod (UniPod) will bridge the gap between higher education and industry

By Dr Faith Rapuleng-Tuelo* Botswana’s first University Innovation Pod (UniPod) will be officially launched this afternoon (Monday 16th December 2024) at 1500hrs, at the University of Botswana Innovation Centre, Block 222. The Minister of Higher…

15 December 2024

MOSIP: THE NEW FUTURE OF NATIONAL DIGITAL IDENTITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Cynthia Thanda The visit to the Modular Open Source Identity Platform on 13th December 2024 proved beyond doubt the immense power of technology to bring people together as journalists from East and Southern Africa drank…

13 December 2024

Alexey Moiseev has been serving as a Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation since 2012. Prior to this Mr Moiseev worked in various senior positions in the private sector, and served as a senior economist at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseev comments post the 2024 Kimberley Process Plenary Session

The 21st Kimberley Process (KP) Plenary Meeting under the UAE’s Chairmanship took place in Dubai from 12-15 November, 2024.  The outcome of the UAE Chairmanship, which was held under the “Year of Delivery” motto, allows us…

11 December 2024

Hwange District resident draws water from a wildlife-revenue-supported borehole as her child looks on

Where Villagers Are Eternally Grateful for International Hunting Benefits

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 11 December 2024 Without any other sources of water, when you quench your thirst at one of the community boreholes funded by international hunting revenue in Hwange District, you will join…

11 December 2024

High-powered BaKgatla ba Kgafela delegation at President Advocate Duma Boko's inauguration

Will President Boko extend an olive branch to Kgosikgolo Kgafela II?

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Exiled BaKgatla Ba Kgafela Sovereign, Kgosikgolo Kgafela II will address BaKgatla and Batswana at large virtually Thursday morning (12th December 2024) at 9 am from Leobo la Kgotla in Mochudi. Not…

11 December 2024

Premier of the State Council Li Qiang held the “1+10” Dialogue with leaders of major international economic organizations

Li Qiang Holds “1+10” Dialogue with Heads of Major International Economic Organizations

On December 9, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang held the “1+10” Dialogue with President of the New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff, President of the World Bank Group Ajay Banga, Managing Director of the…

9 December 2024

There's renewed hope that Government will eventually recognise the San ethnic group as 'Indigenous' to Botswana

Ditshwanelo wants socioeconomic and cultural rights enshrined in Botswana’s Constitution

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman DITSHWANELO – The Botswana Centre for Human Rights – has called on the government of Botswana to ensure that everyone has dignity, freedom and access to justice through constitutionally protected provisions.…

9 December 2024

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview to Tucker Carlson, Moscow, December 6, 2024

Question: Minister Lavrov, thank you for doing this. Do you believe the United States and Russia are at war with each other right now? Sergey Lavrov: I wouldn’t say so. And in any case, this is not…

7 December 2024

Chinese Ambassador Fang Yong

CELEBRATION OF THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF CHINA- BOTSWANA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND 15th ANNIVERSARY OF BOCFA

Cynthia Thanda The evening of 1st December 2024 had SSKB Auditorium in Gaborone buzzing with excitement, joy filled smiles and vibrance as the Chinese Embassy was celebrating the 50th Anniversary of China-Botswana Diplomatic Relations as…

5 December 2024

The Kimberley Process (KP) chairperson is also the executive chairperson for the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)_

Ahmed Bin Sulayem: Europe’s bid to inspect, approve diamonds from foreign jurisdictions an abusive overreach

The Group of Seven (G7), an intergovernmental organisation, which consists of the world’s largest developed economies (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States), worked together with the leaders of the…

5 December 2024

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Ivory stockpiles deepen Southern Africa conservation funding debate

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 13 November 2026 Emmanuel Koro argues for lasting regulated markets as wildlife authorities face the costs of protecting elephants and supporting neighbouring communities. Southern Africa’s ivory debate turns on a difficult…

13 November 2026

Zwelibanzi Sapula Executive Director and Head of Mission, SADC Development Finance Resource Centre

How Botswana can turn its project pipeline into an investment proposition

By Zwelibanzi Sapula Executive Director and Head of Mission, SADC Development Finance Resource Centre In his State of the Nation Address on 9 November, President Duma Boko asked a question that deserves more attention in…

11 November 2026

Zimbabwean poet, musician and cultural icon Albert Nyathi

Albert Nyathi: Decolonising the African Mind Begins with Confronting Historical Truths

Zimbabwean poet, musician and cultural icon Albert Nyathi believes that the decolonisation of the African mind must begin with an honest examination of the continent’s history, including the prejudices and distortions that have shaped how…

10 November 2026

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Namibia Leads Efforts in Global Autism Awareness

By Vitalio Angula The just-ended World Autism Organisation Congress, held under the theme, Transform the Narrative, brought together international and local delegates for three days of in-person and online lectures, presentations, dialogues, and exhibitions on…

10 November 2026

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One million species face extinction risk as biodiversity loss accelerates

Arnold Letsholo Around one million animal and plant species are at risk of extinction due to human activities, posing a serious threat to life on Earth, journalists attending a workshop on Biodiversity Loss, Environmental Degradation…

6 November 2026

His Excellency Mr. Mourad Boukadoum, Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to Botswana and Special Representative to SADC

His Excellency Mr. Mourad Boukadoum, Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to Botswana and Special Representative to SADC

ALGERIAN EMBASSY IN BOTSWANA CELEBRATES THE 72ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION

Cynthia Thanda The warm evening breeze swept across the beautiful Gaborone sky as guests gathered at Travelodge Hotel on 3rd November 2026 to celebrate with the Algerian Embassy the 72nd Anniversary of the Glorious Revolution.…

5 November 2026