Prof David Norris (black mask) confers with Judge Rahim Khan during a Colloquium organised by the University of Botswana Law Department to contribute to the debate on the Review of the Republic Constitution (Pic TPA)
University of Botswana is on a trajectory to become the leading net exporter of education
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The University of Botswana, which celebrates its Ruby Anniversary this year in October, is on a trajectory to become the leading net exporter of education. Not only education but also a…
10 June 2022
Executive Director of JETRO South Africa, Mr. Yoshiaki Ishihara, the Ambassador of Japan to Botswana H. E. HOSHIYAMA Takashi, the Chief Executive of BITC, Keletsositse Olebile and the Chief Executive Officer of Business Botswana, Norman Moleele discussed new growth opportunities for the private sector during the Japan-Botswana Business Seminar on June 1, 2022 in Gaborone. (Pic. The Pan Afrikanist)
Japan and Botswana joins hands to unlock opportunities for new growth in the private sector
Gaborone, June 1 – The Embassy of Japan, in cooperation with the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), organized a Botswana – Japan Business Seminar. The Business Seminar was aimed at promoting private sector exchanges…
2 June 2022
Detained US Human Rights delegation
US Human Rights Delegation Detained in Western Sahara
WASHINGTON, D.C./Boujdour, Western Sahara, May 23, 2022 A US delegation of women with the JustVisitWestern Sahara initiative is being detained in Western Sahara today by the Moroccan authorities at Laayoune Airport. The US delegation was…
24 May 2022
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Revolutionary friendship between China & Africa hailed
The Pan Afrianist Watchman On the 17th of May, China’s Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li attended the Symposium Commemorating the Centenary of the Birth of Tanzania’s Founding President Julius Nyerere via video link. Deng Li…
23 May 2022
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North Carolina Partnership Programme Expands Cooperation and Partnership in Botswana
Press Release The U.S. Embassy in Botswana was honoured to host Major General M. Todd Hunt, the Adjutant General, North Carolina National Guard, April 26-28 in Gaborone. The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) and the North…
19 May 2022
Shireen Abu-Akleh’s murder is a reflection of Palestine’s ongoing Nakba
On 15 May, Palestinians commemorated the Nakba, or “catastrophe” – the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948 to make way for the creation of the state of Israel. Israel’s creation entailed the forced expulsion of…
17 May 2022
Western Sahara, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gibraltar Take Centre Stage, as Pacific Regional Seminar on Decolonization Continues
Extract: CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, 12 May — The long-standing question of decolonizing Western Sahara, the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)*, and Gibraltar took centre stage today, as the Pacific Regional Seminar on Decolonization entered its second day. Held…
14 May 2022
Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic becomes the 43rd African Union Member State to ratify the Protocol on Women’s Rights
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) has ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. According to Ms. Doreen Apollos,…
6 May 2022
The indefatigable Secretary General of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) Boemo Sekgoma explains the rationale for developing the Model Law on Public Financial Management
Model Law on Public Financial Management to curb wastages of public funds and corruption in SADC countries
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman There are major symptoms of economic frailty, excessive budget deficits, loss in purchasing power for citizens, and poor debt servicing across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. This, according to…
29 April 2022
Happy, carefree children have better prospects of succeeding in today's dog-eat-dog world
‘Buddies Not Bullies Campaign’ by Abbas Will Foundation hits the right chords with local schools
Cynthia Thanda It was only in 2018, during a play session that Tumisang ABBA Radijeng expressed his desire for a burger from a well-known franchise. The then 10-year-old boy was mortified when his playmate from…
27 April 2022