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Politics of Botswana takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Botswana is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. [7] Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of Botswana.
The National Assembly is the only part of the Botswana National Government that private citizens elect. [13] Botswana uses a First-past-the-post system for elections whereby candidates with the most votes win single-member constituencies. [12] Originally, voting occurred with disks that corresponded to various candidates based on color.
Parliament of Botswana is the supreme legislative authority. [3] The President of Botswana is Mokgweetsi Masisi , who assumed the Presidency on 1 April 2018. In October 2019, the 2019 general election was held which saw the return of the Botswana Democratic Party to the power with a majority of 19 seats in the 65 seat National Assembly .
The Cabinet of Botswana consists of the President, Vice President and all the Ministers and assistant ministers, the permanent secretary and deputy permanent secretary to the president and cabinet. Current cabinet
The department of information technology has several major services it provides to the government of Botswana, including the following: Government website hosting; Creating internet connectivity and other information technology related services across the public sector of Botswana
The Botswana Institute of Administration and Commerce, also known as the Botswana Training Centre, was founded in 1964 following the merger of the Trade School and the Public Works Department Training Organisation. [2] The institute has been known by its current name since 1980.
.bw is the Internet country code top-level domain for Botswana. It is officially administered by the Botswana Communication Regulatory Authority since 2013, previously being administered by the University of Botswana.
Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) [1] is Botswana's registrar of companies and is a government parastatal. It falls under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. It falls under the Ministry of Trade and Industry.