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30 October — 2024 Botswana general election: The ruling Botswana Democratic Party loses its majority in the National Assembly for the first time since 1966. [7] 1 November — Duma Boko is inaugurated as President of Botswana after his Umbrella for Democratic Change wins a majority of 31 seats in the National Assembly in the October election. [8]
She added that the South African government would assist in repatriating the corpses to Botswana and hold a full inquiry. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] Botswanan Foreign Minister Lemogang Kwape called the incident a catastrophe, and said that he had received a call from his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor to update him about the situation. [ 6 ]
11 April – The COVID-19 variant Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 is discovered in Botswana. [20] 16 April – An internet hoax leads to the false belief that Botswana had its first ever snowfall. [21] 20 April – The Botswana Media Freedom Committee is formed. [22] 21 April – Former President Khama is summoned before court for illegal position of ...
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared a public holiday Friday in honor of sprinter Letsile Tebogo's win in the men's 200 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Tebogo raced to gold in a ...
General elections were held in Botswana on 30 October 2024 to determine the composition of the 13th Parliament of Botswana as well as local councils across the country. Up for election were 61 seats of the National Assembly as well as 609 local council seats, all elected through the first-past-the-post voting system.
The Okavango Delta is an “inland delta” in northwestern Botswana, according to UNESCO. The region includes swampland and “seasonally flooded grassland.” The region includes swampland and ...
June – Botswana is connected to Fiber-optic Internet. [1]: xliii 9 August – Botswana wins its first Olympic medal when Nijel Amos wins a silver in the men's 800 metres. [1]: xliii 9 August – The Diamond Trading Center is established. [1]: xliii 16 October – The Botswana High Court affirms that women have the right to inherit property.
Botswana continued to address the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, beginning its vaccination process through the importation of vaccines. On November 11, Botswana was the location of the first documented case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. 2021 also saw the discovery of two diamonds in Botswana that exceeded 1000 carats, becoming the third and fourth largest diamonds ever discovered.