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The Dikgatlhong Dam is a dam near the village of Robelela on the Shashe River in Botswana, completed in December 2011. [1] When full, it holds 400,000,000 cubic metres (1.4 × 10 10 cu ft) of water. The next largest dam in Botswana, the Gaborone Dam, has a capacity of 141,000,000 cubic metres (5.0 × 10 9 cu ft). [2]
With a troubled world economy, the Botswana government decided that between 2010 and 2016 they would focus on completing the NSC-2.1 section and upgrading NSC-1. Construction of NSC-2.2 from Moralane up to Palapye would be deferred to the 2017–2022 budget period. [ 24 ]
There are people from other Arab or nearby Muslim countries, who have served in the UAE, mainly in non-uniformed positions. This was mainly after independence from the UK in 1971, when the UAE government was still evolving. [34] Prior to that, the UK stationed their own troops and equipment in the region (known as the Trucial States) [citation ...
The commander-in-chief of the BDF is Mokgweetsi Masisi, the current President of Botswana. Answering to him is Lieutenant General Placid Segokgo. 2012 Botswana Defence Force Change of Command. The various units of the Botswana Ground Force are as follows: 1st Armoured Brigade (Gaborone) 1st Infantry Brigade (mechanised brigade at Gaborone)
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.
Pages in category "Government agencies of Botswana" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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.
This is a list of the equipment used by the Botswana Ground Force. Small arms. Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes Pistols Browning Hi-Power [1] 9×19mm: