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Ndapanda Andreas - Kayoko’s book, ‘Hey you, liberator’ is a parody of the plight of Namibia's youths

Hey you, Liberator

By: Vitalio Angula Ndapanda Andreas – Kayoko’s 123 page offering titled, ‘Hey you, liberator’ is a fictional story that examines the relationship between Helena and Andimba and their lifelong friendship that began in primary school.…

21 August 2024

SADC Parliamentary Forum participates in second regional meeting on climate action oversight

Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, Namibia – The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) participated in the Second Southern Africa Parliamentarian Regional Meeting in Windhoek, Namibia last week. The event, held from July 31 to August 2, brought…

16 August 2024

Award winning Al Jazeera Correspondent Youmma El-Sayed visits Botswana, recounts Israel atrocities in Gaza

The Pan Africanist Watchman An award winning journalist, who is also an Al Jazeera English Correspondent, Ms Youmma El-Sayed has surmounted courage to travel around the worlds to share the story of Gaza. El-Sayed, who…

16 August 2024

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Namibia’s Media Ombudsman condemns the publishing of photo depicting dead lion

By: Vitalio Angula The publishing of a photo depicting a lion that was tracked down and killed by rangers of Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Saturday 10 August (World Lion Day) on…

15 August 2024

Fidel Castro with Ghana's founding president, Kwame Nkrumah

Fidel Castro: A Lesson To African Leaders

The late Fidel Castro lent support to several African and Caribbean countries, providing medical, educational, and in some cases military, aid. Now, posits Addai Sebo, the African Union (AU), and indeed the African diaspora, must…

14 August 2024

The Olympics Glory has landed in Botswana!

Tuesday 13th August 2024 by TPA Watchman It was a scene from a fairy tale! Multitudes of Batswana flocked SSKIA, the country’s premiere airport in Gaborone on Tuesday 13th August 2024, some forming a beeline…

13 August 2024

The National Endowment for Democracy: What It Is and What It Does

Updated: August 09, 2024 10:00 August 2024 Introduction The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) acts as the US government’s “white gloves.” It has long engaged in subverting state power in other countries, meddling in other countries’ internal affairs, inciting division and…

13 August 2024

Ambassador Fan Yong presents Letters of Credence to Foreign Minister Dr Lemogang Kwape

Chinese New Ambassador Mr. Fan Yong arrives in Botswana to assume office ahead of next month’s FOCAC Summit

On August 6, 2024, His Excellency Fan Yong, the newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Botswana, arrived in Gaborone to assume office.  He was warmly received…

12 August 2024

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Mao Ning

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Remarks on August 9, 2024

RIA Novosti: The Eastern Economic Forum 2024 will be held at the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok from September 3 to 6. Does China plan to send representatives to the forum…

12 August 2024

Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya. Photo: Contributed

When writing becomes a distraction!

Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya (TNN) is one of renowned Zimbabwean writers who writes in Ndebele and English. She was born in Matebeleland South Province in Zimbabwe to a Ndebele father and Shona mother. She grew up…

11 August 2024

Pope Leo XIV apologises for the role of the Catholic Church in legitimising slavery

Pope Leo XIV breaks silence on the Vatican’s role in slavery, calls for vigilance in digital era

By Fortune Madondo Introduction Exactly a day after the 63rd anniversary of Africa day, on Monday, 26 May 2026, the head of the Vatican or worldwide Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV, came clean on the…

2 June 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin Extends Africa Day Greetings, Highlights Russia–Africa Ties

May 25, 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed warm wishes to African Heads of State and Government on the occasion of Africa Day, commending the continent’s progress and reaffirming Moscow’s commitment to deepening cooperation.…

29 May 2026

Orange Money Commercial and Marketing Director, Gazza Motswagole

Top’a o Pop’e promotion unveiled as Orange Money turns 15

Orange Botswana has launched a new customer promotion worth P1.1 million as its Orange Money service marks 15 years in operation. The campaign, branded Top’a o Pop’e, will run nationwide and offers daily, weekly and…

27 May 2026

An exhibitor at last year's Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair

UB positions itself as an industry partner at the Northern Trade Fair

Francistown, 27 May 2026 —The University of Botswana (UB) is showcasing its research, innovation and professional training programmes at the Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair (BBNTF), underscoring its role in driving economic diversification and skills…

27 May 2026

Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution

STATEMENT BY THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT

The Revolutionary Government condemns in the strongest terms the despicable accusation by the United States Department of Justice announced on May 20 and proclaimed for several weeks against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of…

27 May 2026

His Excellency Antonio Luis Punillones Izaguirre, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Botswana and Special Envoy to SADC

Cuba rejects U.S. imperialism: Ambassador Izaguirre condemns indictment of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz

Cynthia Thanda History is best told by the people who live it, and some stories demand to be heard directly from the source. On the 25th of May 2026, His Excellency Antonio Luis Punillones Izaguirre,…

27 May 2026