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A view of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang autonomous region. (Photo by Tsering Lumpur)

Exploring cultural integration at the source of Tibetan civilization in Shannan

By Zhao Juecheng, Fan Lingzhi, Global Times; Zhang Bolan, Xian Gan, People’s Daily A 17-hour flight from Athens, Greece, to Lhasa in China’s Xizang autonomous region- including a layover in Beijing – bridges five time…

5 September 2025

A 37-carat pink diamond recovered from Karowe Mine

Karowe Delivers Again: HB Antwerp Receives Exceptional Pink Diamond

Antwerp, Belgium – HB Antwerp has received a rare 37.42-carat pink Type IIa diamond recovered from Lucara Diamond Corp’s Karowe Mine in Botswana, marking another milestone in the strategic partnership between the Belgian manufacturer and…

3 September 2025

Muammar Gaddafi, Revolutionary leader turned Martyr for his people

The Fifty-Sixth Anniversary of the Great Al-Fateh Revolution of Libya

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa On the 1st September 2025, the people of Africa and the world mark the fifty-sixth anniversary of the Great Al-Fateh Revolution of Libya, a pivotal event in modern history that changed…

2 September 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to the Chinese news agency, Xinhua ahead of his visit to China

Xinhua News Agency: In May this year, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Russia and took part in the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War – a visit that proved highly successful. Your own visit to China is expected…

1 September 2025

Cultural wisdom keeps the Okavango waters pristine

By ARNOLD LETSHOLO Residents of the Okavango region have been commended for their role in preserving the exceptional water quality of the Okavango Delta, with experts attributing this achievement largely to traditional cultural practices and…

30 August 2025

Putin joins Xi for WWII Anniversary in China

At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of Russia Vladimir Putin will visit the People’s Republic of China from August 31 to September 3.From August 31 to September 1, President Putin will be in…

29 August 2025

TESTING GROUND OR LAUNCHPAD FOR MEDICAL INNOVATION?

By Fortune Madondo For the first time in human history, a single contraceptive will prevent pregnancy for eight (8) full years, and it’s being launched right here in Africa, Kenya to be specific.  IUDs Intrauterine…

29 August 2025

MEC Botha (without hat and in yellow top) leads the game meat inspection on the N1 roadblock last week

Unlicensed Game Meat Will Result in Arrest and Heavy Fines, Warns Gauteng Environmental Affairs

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg – 25 August 2025 Motorists carrying unlicensed game meat risk heavy fines and arrest. This was announced by the Gauteng MEC for Environment, Mr Ewan Botha, last week after a person…

26 August 2025

Orange Botswana CEO, Néné Maïga

Orange Botswana Named Best Network, Powering Botswana’s ICT Leadership

>Orange Botswana a key driver of Botswana’s digital economy Orange Botswana has been awarded the “Best Score in the Data Services Benchmark & Optimization (DSBO) Test 2025” by Commsquare, an international company that helps mobile…

26 August 2025

Dream Factory Launches Business Coaching Scholarship for Entrepreneurs in Botswana and Zimbabwe

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Dream Factory Foundation has launched the Emergent Business Coaching Scholarship Programme, a new initiative aimed at supporting entrepreneurs in Botswana and Zimbabwe with tailored mentorship, business training, and access to funding.…

26 August 2025

FOOLS GET OLDER, NOT WISER

By Donald Molosi* In Botswana, we are taught to bow before we are taught to stand. Hear me out. The bow is subtle. It is in the softened voice. The lowered gaze. The bending of…

24 April 2026

Leaders of the Alliance of Sahel States -Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

Sahel Rising: The AES Confederation’s Defiant March Toward Sovereignty, Security, and Revolutionary Transformation

By Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Amid intensifying efforts to undermine the Sahelian revolution through destabilisation, propaganda, and psychological warfare, the Confederation of Sahel States Alliance of Sahel States is not retreating. It is consolidating. Far…

22 April 2026

BPP President Motlatsi Molapise and Secretary General, Mantlha Sankoloba

BPP gears for leadership forum in Francistown, reaffirms role in UDC leadership

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Francistown, Botswana — The Botswana People’s Party (BPP) will convene a Leadership Forum on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Bluetown Hall in Francistown as part of efforts to revive its organizational…

21 April 2026

Seretse and Ruth

Sir Seretse Khama: The Architect of a Nation’s Destiny

By Singh Gurjeet The year was 1921. In the heart of Serowe, the earth lay cracked and thirsty, its dust rising like whispers of forgotten prayers. The air was heavy, drifting across the village as…

21 April 2026

Fatherland or Death! Cuba will achieve victory in defense of sovereignty and socialism

Girón, today and forever! As long as there is a woman and a man willing to give their life for the Revolution, we’ll be victorious! Cuba lives under the constant siege of the United States…

18 April 2026

Rosie Motene lands in Mahalapye, where history breathes, and dreams begin

By Rosie Motene Mahalapye is a village that speaks softly, but if you are listening, it teaches you everything. This past Easter weekend, I visited for the first time. I arrived with Clive G, a…

17 April 2026