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30 October — 2024 Botswana general election: The ruling Botswana Democratic Party loses its majority in the National Assembly for the first time since 1966. [7] 1 November — Duma Boko is inaugurated as President of Botswana after his Umbrella for Democratic Change wins a majority of 31 seats in the National Assembly in the October election. [8]
11 April – The COVID-19 variant Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 is discovered in Botswana. [20] 16 April – An internet hoax leads to the false belief that Botswana had its first ever snowfall. [21] 20 April – The Botswana Media Freedom Committee is formed. [22] 21 April – Former President Khama is summoned before court for illegal position of ...
General elections were held in Botswana on 30 October 2024 to determine the composition of the 13th Parliament of Botswana as well as local councils across the country. Up for election were 61 seats of the National Assembly as well as 609 local council seats, all elected through the first-past-the-post voting system.
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared a public holiday Friday in honor of sprinter Letsile Tebogo's win in the men's 200 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Tebogo raced to gold in a ...
The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. The as-yet-unnamed diamond was presented to the world at the office of Botswana President ...
In Botswana, the non-profit Tebelopele testing centres – which provide nationwide STI screenings, HIV prevention, and TB treatment – closed down as a result of the USAID withdrawal, according ...
There are on average forty days of thunderstorms per year, most of them happening during the summer months, and four days of fog, usually happening during the winter months. [38] Gaborone has been affected by three floods based on records going back to 1995, one in 2000, one in 2001 that caused an estimated 5,000,000 Botswana pula worth of ...
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.