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SADC seized with security situation in northern Mozambique

 Kizito Sikuka The Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique might sound and seem to be a far away place for some people in southern Africa.  However, acts of increased extremism and terrorism in that province…

7 April 2021

Thomas Sankara: Revolution and the emancipation of women

“The revolution and women’s liberation go together. We do not talk of women’s emancipation as an act of charity or out of a surge of human compassion. It is a basic necessity for the revolution…

5 April 2021

Chinese Medical Team donates anti-epidemic materials to Princess Marina Hospital

On 31st March, the 16th Chinese Medical Team donated a batch of personal protective equipment valued at BWP430,000 to Princess Marina Hospital. The 82 cartons of donated PPE include disposable face masks, protective clothing, isolation…

3 April 2021

China amends Basic Law annexes to improve Hong Kong’s electoral system

China’s top legislature on 30th March voted unanimously to adopt the amended Annex I and Annex II to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). This is a move to systemically…

3 April 2021

WHO: Sinopharm & Sinovac vaccine data show efficacy

On 31st March, the chairperson of WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) Alejandro Cravioto said that Chinese vaccine makers Sinopharm and Sinovac have presented data on their COVID-19 vaccines indicating levels of efficacy that…

3 April 2021

WHO releases report on global tracing of COVID-19 origins

The World Health Organization (WHO) on 30th March released a report on the global tracing of COVID-19 origins, following a joint research with China on issues including the pathways of the virus and future investigation…

3 April 2021

Towards a People’s Constitution for Botswana

By *Moses Magadza WINDHOEK – A constitution developed through wide consultations with the people that it is intended to serve is more likely to be a widely accepted and respected document than one crafted behind…

30 March 2021

Cuba improves health protocols, produces Covid-19 vaccine candidates

Cuba is currently improving its health protocols to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, while producing its most-advanced vaccine candidate, ¨Soberana 02¨, on a large scale, in order to begin phase III of clinical trials in March.…

4 March 2021

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Analysts say Amazon has never seen the kind of competition it faces from Reliance

Amazon vs Reliance: Why are two of the world's richest men in court?

A tussle over an Indian grocery company has pitted the world’s largest e-commerce business Amazon against India’s largest company Reliance. The companies are at odds because they both made separate deals with the same Indian…

16 February 2021

Pound hits three-year high on vaccination hopes

The pound has hit its highest level against the dollar in nearly three years, amid rising optimism about an end to lockdown in the UK. It surpassed $1.39 on Monday, while also hitting a nine-month…

16 February 2021

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