Chamisa overjoyed by Botswana's UDC election victory

Botswana's recent electoral shift has drawn praise from former Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, who commended the country's outgoing president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, for his concession and sm...

Botswana's ruling party loses power after six decades

Botswana's governing party has suffered a shock election defeat after nearly six decades in power, preliminary election results show.President Mokgweetsi Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party (BD...

Hichilema invites regional opposition leaders to inauguration

Zambia's incoming president Hakainde Hichilema sent dozens of invitations to foreign leaders for his inauguration on Tuesday, but breaking with tradition, he is also inviting opposition leaders from Z...

Botswana extends coronavirus lockdown by a further 6 months

Botswana has extended its state of emergency for a further six months to combat the spread of Covid-19.Botswana will maintain several restrictions, including limits to international travelers ...

Ian Khama ratchets pressure on Mnangagwa

FORMER Botswana president Ian Khama says the region must step in to resolve the Zimbabwe crisis as pressure mounts on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to hold talks with his rivals.Khama, who was ...

Africa'second revolution whose time has come: Breaking-away from oppressive partisan poverty politics

The high-sounding and inspirational liberation of the entire of Africa by political parties and liberation movements that lost its cause! The law-abiding citizens that have been reduced to the level o...

Folly of professional opposition

In Western democracy, an opposition party is regarded as a government-in-awaiting. If the incumbent administration snoozes on the job, come next election, there will be a new driver on the wheel. ...

Neighbours cut off head of body in grave

THE family of a man whose body was found without a head in a grave that had been tampered with last week in Lobaleng township in Makwassie, North West, were shocked to discover that the missing allege...

'I still like to be a bit soft in places', Alesha Dixon: Photo

Speaking to The Sun, the singer-turned-judge explained: "There's something lovely about having a bum and nice legs. I'm always saying I want a bigger bum - I'm weird. I want it out there."...