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Members are appointed for 5-year terms. No member may participate in party politics, and many members are tribal chiefs. This body possesses no legislative power, including approval or veto power; rather they advise the Parliament on bills and measures. A power the body does have is to summon members of the government to appear before it. [1]
The Boko cabinet is the sixteenth and current cabinet of Botswana.It was formed on 1 November 2024 following the general election held on 30 October 2024, which resulted in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) losing power after 58 years of uninterrupted rule since independence in 1966.
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
Statistics Botswana (StatsBots) is the national statistical bureau of Botswana. The organization was previously under the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning as a department and was called Central Statistics Office.
Botswana is a parliamentary republic governed by the Constitution of Botswana. [23] The constitution has been in effect since Botswana became independent from the United Kingdom on 30 September 1966. [24] This makes it the longest uninterrupted democracy in Africa. [25] Botswana operates under a blend of Roman-Dutch law, customary law, and ...
Botswana underwent a period of significant urbanisation in the 1980s, causing the expansion of peri-urban villages around major cities. New residents moved to these villages faster than land was being allocated and housing was being constructed, leading to shortages. [5] The land board system was facing criticism, compelling the government to ...
Botswana Communication Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) is a government agency founded under the Communications Regulatory Authority Act, 2012 (CRA Act) on the 1st of April 2013. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] BOCRA is responsible for regulating all matters related to telecommunications ( wire , cellular , satellite and cable ), postal services 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.