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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

Malawi's first-ever female Speaker of the National Assembly Rt. Hon. Catherine Gotani Hara, MP and Host Speaker for the Committee Session in the 51st SADC PF Plenary Assembly Session

Committee Sessions start in Johannesburg ahead of SADC PF 51st Plenary Assembly set for Malawi

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Committee Sessions started in earnest Tuesday with the Rt. Hon. Catherine Gotani Hara, MP and Host Speaker for the Committee Session in the 51st SADC PF Plenary Assembly Session welcoming…

27 April 2022

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend a press conference after a summit on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on December 9, 2019. - Leaders aim for new withdrawal of forces from Ukraine conflict zones by March 2020, according to a communique on December 9, 2019. (Photo by CHARLES PLATIAU / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHARLES PLATIAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia doesn’t have plans to use weapons of mass destruction

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation possesses the information related to the preparation of provocations by the Ukrainian regime with the support of the United States and NATO countries…

26 April 2022

University of Botswana law students made their voices heard loud and clear regarding what they want the review of the country's Constitution to include during the recent Colloquium

Botswana Youth make their voices heard in the historical review of the Republic’s Constitution

Cynthia Thanda What are you doing as a youth in Botswana during this Constitutional Review? Are you playing your responsibility as the future generation of this country? The youth of Botswana have been given a…

23 April 2022

Dr. Onkemetse Tshosa. A senior Law Lecturer at the University of Botswana and a former Judge of the SADC Tribunal, emphasising a point

Calls for the reform of the judiciary grow louder

Cynthia Thanda (The Pan Afrikanist) Like any other government institution, the judiciary is important and dynamic and requires a very effective response to the needs of the ever-changing world. Speaking at the colloquium to deliberate…

9 April 2022

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French language teachers from Botswana, Eswatini, and Zambia learn new teaching methods in Les Assises du Français

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana, hosted the first regional tour of the ‘Les Assises du Français’ – a French language pedagogy programme designed to enhance the learning methods of local…

5 April 2022

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Two days’ Online Ministerial Meeting prefaces TICAD 8 Summit planned for Tunisia later this year in August

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development(TICAD 8) is set to take place from the 27th to the 28th of August this year in Tunisia. But before the summit conference,…

26 March 2022

Mid-Term Report and Update on the Outcomes of the 2nd Session of the 13th Parliament

By Moeti Mohwasa Introduction Nearly two years ago, this Government received a mandate for change: to build an economy that works for more people, restore dignity in public services, strengthen social protection, reform the institutions…

24 August 2026

Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa

Government Mid-Term Report Highlights Social Gains, Fiscal Strains

Gaborone – At the halfway mark of its five-year mandate, government has presented a mid-term report to Parliament outlining progress on social protection, education support, public service reforms and fiscal recovery, while acknowledging unfinished commitments…

24 August 2026

Statement in accordance with Standing Order 9.3.2 by Honourable Dumeelang Saleshando MP for Maun North, Leader of the Opposition

20th AUGUST 2026, National Assembly, Gaborone Right Honourable Speaker, I find it necessary to make a Statement as provided for by Standing Order 9.3.2. I rise today to address this Honourable House and the nation…

24 August 2026

Leader of Opposition: Honourable Dumelang Saleshando (C) The Business Weekly Review

Dumelang Saleshando: Health crisis exposes governance failures, not just shortages

20 August 2026 GABORONE – Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Dumelang Saleshando, has accused government of failing to resolve Botswana’s prolonged public health emergency, despite billions of pula allocated and repeated assurances of improvement. Speaking…

24 August 2026

Mally

UK-Based Motswana Gospel Artist Releases Winner EP

UK-based Motswana gospel artist Mally has released a new EP, Winner, a faith-inspired project that showcases her musical growth while reinforcing her rising profile on the international gospel music scene. Released this year, Winner features…

24 August 2026

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BEYOND TERMINOLOGY

By Fortune Madondo The Invoice R292 million or US$18,5 million – that’s the invoice South Africa (SA) sent to Nigeria, Ethiopia and Malawi. For deporting Africans from South Africa. Lilongwe, 11 August 2026 Three hundred…

24 August 2026