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1 January - New Year's Day; 18 April – Good Friday; 19 April – Easter Sunday; 21 April - Easter Monday; 1 May - Labour Day; 29 May - Ascension Day; 1 July - Seretse Khama Day; 21 July – Presidents' Day; 30 September - Botswana Day; 1 October - Botswana Day holiday; 25 December – Christmas Day; 26 December – Boxing Day
11 September – A 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurs in Botswana. [5] 11 October – A 6.7 magnitude earthquake occurs in Botswana. [5] 1953 13 May – Rasebolai Kgamane is placed in charge of the Ngwato Reserve. [1]: xxxii 1956 Seretse Khama is permitted to return to Botswana after renouncing his claim to the Ngwato tribe.
Botswana's temperature trends between 1901 and 2020. Average temperatures have increased at 1.5 °C since the 1900s. [7] The image on the right shows the Botswana's temperature trends between the year 1901 and the year 2020. The largest changes are in November and March. [10]
Republic of Botswana Lefatshe la Botswana (Tswana) Flag Coat of arms Motto: Pula "Rain" Anthem: Fatshe leno la rona "Blessed Be This Noble Land" Show globe Show map of Africa Capital and largest city Gaborone Official languages English National language Setswana Ethnic groups (2024) 79% Tswana 11% Kalanga 3% San 7% others [a] Religion (2021) 79.1% Christianity 70.2% Protestantism 8.9% other ...
Botswana saw the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Lockdowns were implemented between March and May, and restrictions continued throughout the year. The previous year's general election was disputed by the opposition, and several cases were filed to overturn the results.
The University of Botswana was created the same year when it split from the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. [226] Legal developments in 1982, the Financial Assistance Policy and the legalisation of commercial activity by civil servants, spurred the nation's economy but also loosened regulations that would prevent corruption. [ 259 ]
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF, Tswana: Sesole Sa Botswana) is the military of Botswana. The main component of the BDF is the Botswana Ground Force ; there is also an air wing and a riverine patrol contingent attached to the ground forces, with 10 Panther airboats and 2 Boston Whaler Raider class.