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Botswana's president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, and William Lamb, President and CEO of Lucara Diamond Corp. — the Canadian mining company that found the precious stone — announced the discovery on ...
Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg are among the diverse group of political, business and philanthropic leaders Global Citizen will ...
Mokgweetsi Masisi is the son of Edison Masisi (1921–2003), the long-time MP for Moshupa and many-time cabinet member. [6] The younger Masisi grew up in Gaborone, attending Thornhill Primary School and Maru-a-Pula School. [6] One of his three brothers, Tshelang, was the MP for Francistown West for many years, while another is a retired army ...
Neo Masisi: 1 April 2018 1 November 2024 Mokgweetsi Masisi: Kaone Boko: 1 November 2024 Present Duma Boko: See also. List of heads of state of Botswana; References
3 April – President Mokgweetsi Masisi threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany, after the nation considered raising stricter limits on elephant hunting trophies. [2] 12 June – MMG Limited, a Chinese mining company, announces that they will invest 700 million USD into the Khoemacau copper mine to double production in copper. [3]
President Mokgweetsi Masisi announces that the general election will be held on 30 October. 5 September 2024 (Thursday) Last sitting day of business in the 2019–2024 Parliament. Parliament prorogued. The 12th Parliament is dissolved. Writ day – President issues formal direction to the Independent Electoral Commission to hold the election.
On 1 April 2018, Mokgweetsi Masisi was sworn in as the 5th President of Botswana, succeeding Ian Khama and his full ten years of presidency. After several disagreements with Masisi, in particular accusing Masisi of authoritarian tendencies, [ 73 ] Khama decided to leave the BDP and join the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), a newly formed ...
After his election, Mmusi was chosen as Minister of Defence, Justice and Security in the cabinet of President Mokgweetsi Masisi. [ 4 ] While speaking at a police conference in February 2022, Mmusi encouraged police forces to show less restraint in response to rising crime and to "eliminate" criminals.