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Mahama Points to Botswana Model for Ghana’s Mineral Sovereignty

President John Mahama has reinforced demands for Ghanaian control over gold mining, citing Botswana’s diamond industry as a blueprint during a Gold Board task force inauguration. He declared foreign exploitation “must end,” advocating for local...

An Open Letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema: “I will not be silenced until death or a better Zambia emerges, whichever comes first”- Sishuwa  Sishuwa

Sishuwa Sishuwav An Open Letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema: “I will not be silenced until death or a better Zambia emerges, whichever comes first” Dear President @HHichilema , Yesterday, I received the message below from...

Minister Majodina calls for SADC unity to tackle Africa's R528 billion water investment gap

Minister Majodina calls for SADC unity to tackle Africa's R528 billion water investment gap

The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, has successfully placed the upcoming Africa Water Investment Summit on the agenda of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at the 43rd Joint Meeting of Ministers responsible for...

Botswana Defies AU Over Death Penalty

Botswana Defies AU Over Death Penalty

The government has asserted that Botswana’s retention of the death penalty is justified under international law GAZETTE REPORTER Botswana has no intention of imposing a moratorium on capital punishment or abolishing it any time soon, the...

Alpha Media Holdings challenges remand as editor-in-chief is dragged to court

Alpha Media Holdings challenges remand as editor-in-chief is dragged to court

By Mary Taruvinga The editor-in-chief at Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), Kholwani Nyathi, on Thursday appeared in court representing his employer, charged with undermining the authority of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The company is accused of...

From adoption to adaptation: Making governance frameworks work for Africa

From adoption to adaptation: Making governance frameworks work for Africa

Nqobani Mzizi|Published 50 minutes ago 6min By Nqobani Mzizi In a fast-evolving world where markets, mandates and morals are shifting, organisations are being called to govern differently. The traditional rule-bound model of governance is...

Botswana and Malawi Sign Landmark Trade Deals to Boost Economic Ties

Botswana and Malawi Sign Landmark Trade Deals to Boost Economic Ties

Botswana and Malawi have signed two key Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) aimed at enhancing trade, investment, and sustainable development between the two countries. The agreements were signed yesterday in Lilongwe during President Duma Gideon...

BOTSWANA ARTISTS LAMENT BETRAYAL AND NEGLECT UNDER NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL

BOTSWANA ARTISTS LAMENT BETRAYAL AND NEGLECT UNDER NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL

Botswana’s creative sector is in turmoil as frustrations mount over the performance of the National Arts Council of Botswana (NACB). In a powerfully worded open letter to the Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport, and Culture, Jacob Kelebeng, local...

Warriors make Botswana home base

Warriors make Botswana home base

The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has announced that the Brave Warriors will play their upcoming international home matches in Francistown, Botswana, following a strategic partnership with the Botswana Football Association (BFA). This was...

ZAMBIA MUST GOVERN ITS GOLD, SAFEGUARD ITS CITIZENS, BUT SUPPORT THEM TOO

ZAMBIA MUST GOVERN ITS GOLD, SAFEGUARD ITS CITIZENS, BUT SUPPORT THEM TOO The recent discovery of gold in Mufumbwe, like similar finds across Zambia, presents us a rare opportunity to expand our mineral economy beyond copper. It also comes with...

Gaborone councillors decry deteriorating roads

Gaborone councillors decry deteriorating roads

Despite ongoing efforts by the city council to repair potholes and maintain road infrastructure, the councillors expressed disappointment over the pace and quality of the interventions, calling for immediate and comprehensive action. Raising the...

Chakwera hails Botswana President for inspiration

Chakwera hails Botswana President for inspiration

President Lazarus Chakwera has hailed Botswana President Duma Gedion Boko for inspiring Malawians who have “gone through a lot” in the past five years. The Malawi leader said this yesterday at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe during a media briefing they...

Botswana’s Zebras spoil Malawi’s 61st Independence Day Celebrations

Botswana’s Zebras spoil Malawi’s 61st Independence Day Celebrations

…Flames 1 (0) 1 (3) Zebras BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi senior national football team, the Flames, drew 1-1 with Botswana in an Independence Day Celebrations match at Bingu National Stadium,on Sunday. Although the match ended in regulation...

Labour Minister Steps in as Doctors, Govt Stalemate Worsens 

Labour Minister Steps in as Doctors, Govt Stalemate Worsens 

Mokgware’s intervention follows weeks of heightened tensions between the parties and may avert a disaster for Botswana’s already strained public health system GAZETTE REPORTER In a desperate bid to avert a looming healthcare crisis, the Minister...

Fact Check: Don't fall for post about Trump taking 'decisive military action' against Namibia

Fact Check: Don't fall for post about Trump taking 'decisive military action' against Namibia

Claim: An image from June 2025 authentically depicted a post by U.S. President Donald Trump threatening "decisive military action" unless Namibia terminated "all agreements with Russian state-linked entities within 24 hours." Rating: Rating:...

AMH editor-in-chief appears in court

AMH editor-in-chief appears in court

The editor-in-chief of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), Kholwani Nyathi, appeared in court on Thursday representing the media company as it faces charges of undermining the authority of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The charges stem from the...

Namibia’s Brave Warriors to Host World Cup Qualifiers in Botswana

Namibia’s Brave Warriors to Host World Cup Qualifiers in Botswana

Maria David THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) has announced a significant partnership with the Botswana Football Association (BFA), which will see the Brave Warriors play all their home matches in Francistown, Botswana, with immediate effect....

Botswana President Boko pledges to support Malawi’s mining sector

Botswana President Boko pledges to support Malawi’s mining sector

* Word has been spoken today affirming that which has been spoken before, examples have been enacted * It is now time for transformative action that speaks to the growth of our economies, to the rise of the continent and to the transformation of...

Brave Warriors relocates home matches to Botswana

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has confirmed hat the Brave Warriors will play their upcoming international home matches in Botswana. This comes as Namibia works to upgrade its stadiums to meet international standards....

Trump’s humiliation is a wake-up call for African leaders

Trump’s humiliation is a wake-up call for African leaders

BY OLU ALLEN What unfolded recently between former US President Donald Trump and African leaders was not diplomacy—it was ritualised subjugation. A spectacle of dominance broadcast to the world. And the most damning part? The silence. The sheepish...

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