Ms. Boemo Sekgoma, Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum. Photo: Contributed.
SADC PF reappoints Secretary General
By Moses Magadza in Port Louis, Mauritius The 54th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum has endorsed the reappointment of the Forum’s Secretary General, Ms. Boemo Sekgoma, for a second five-year term. Delegates…
26 November 2023
Multitudes join Botswana’s second solidarity march for Palestine in capital city, Gaborone
Cynthia Thanda The beauty of freedom lies in the voice of the masses internally and externally. As a peace loving and independent state, Botswana continues to show support for Palestine both in words and deeds.…
25 November 2023
Speakers of national parliaments and heads of delegations to the 54th Plenary Assembly of the SADC PF pose for a souvenir photo with the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Honourable Pravind Kumar Jugnauth (6th from left), the President of SADC PF, Honourable Roger Mancienne (5th from left) and SADC PF Secretary General Ms Boemo Sekgoma (extreme right) in Port Louis, Mauritius on 22 November 2023. Photo: Phandulwazi Kikelo, Parliament of South Africa.
SADC PF Plenary focuses on Role of Parliaments in disaster responses, as El Nino adverse effects drag into 2024
Moses Magadza in Port Louis, Mauritius THE 54th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) got underway here on 22nd November 2023 with the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, stressing…
24 November 2023
What President Xi Jinping meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden means for the world: an avoidance of bloodshed
The world stands at the crossroads – a Third World War looms large in the horizon and the role of both the United States of America (USA) and the People’s Democratic Republic of China cannot…
20 November 2023
ICC Prosecutor Karim-Khan
Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A.A. Khan KC, on the Situation in the State of Palestine: receipt of a referral from five States Parties
On 17 November 2023, my Office received a referral of the Situation in the State of Palestine, from the following five States Parties: South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Comoros, and Djibouti. In accordance…
18 November 2023
Attack on hospital in Gaza (C) Anadolu Ajansi
South Africa, along with like-minded States, submits joint referral of the situation in Palestine to the ICC
On 17 November 2023, South Africa referred the situation in the State of Palestine to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC), pursuant to Article 14 of the Rome Statute.…
18 November 2023
Delegates at the Forum join Mafitlhakgosi cultural group for a picture
Africa-China Cultural Exchange and ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ celebrating its 10th Anniversary
Cynthia Thanda China and Africa’s bilateral relations is a book with amazing chapters of amazing works. This year marks the commemoration of the decade-long existence of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that was proposed…
11 November 2023
Secretary-General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma. Photo: Contributed
SADCPF moots Model Laws on the Rule of Law and Constitutionalism and on Prison Oversight
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADCPF) wants to develop a SADC Model Law on Prison Oversight as well as a Model Law on the Rule of Law and Constitutionalism…
10 November 2023
SA-Foreign-minister-Naledi-Pandor-and-her-Botswana-counterpart-Dr-Lemogang Kwape
South Africa recalls all remaining diplomats from Israel, meanwhile Botswana reaffirms support for ‘Two State Solution’
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The human rights NGO Africa4Palestine welcomes the South African government’s decision of Monday November 6th 2023 to recall all remaining South African diplomats from Israel. This is in protest of, what…
7 November 2023
Amidst the desolation and ravages of war, victory is certain for Palestine
Israel cloaks its atrocities in a web of lies – Hamas
By Emad Saber Palestinians have lived under a murderous military occupation, martial law, ethnic cleansing, the colonisation and theft of our land, and being subjected to illegal apartheid practices for more than three quarters of…
2 November 2023
