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Botswana Unapologetic Over ‘anti-dictatorship’ Comments
The Botswana government said it will make no apologies for controversial statements attributed to it passing judgment on “dictators using the barrel of the gun to instill fear in order to rule their people on the continent.”
Botswana President Dismisses Calls to Amend Constitution
Botswana President Ian Khama has dismissed calls to amend the country’s constitution, saying there is no need to alter it. In his state of the nation address, Khama said democracy cannot exist in the absence of the rule of law.
More Defections to the Opposition From the Botswana Ruling Party
The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has lost another Member of Parliament and several councilors to the newly formed breakaway party, the Botswana Movement For Democracy (BMD). The BDP has already lost four MPs to the BMD.
Botswana’s New Opposition Party Seeks Dissolution of Parliament
The new opposition party, the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), has challenged President Ian Khama to dissolve parliament and call for general elections in the country. A recent breakaway party of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the BMD...
Botswana Pushes for Fresh Zimbabwe Elections to End Impasse in Harare
In a state of the nation address on Friday, Botswana President Ian Khama said in Gaborone that if the political impasse in Zimbabwe cannot be resolved, the best solution is to hold fresh elections. In the absence of genuine partnership, it would be better...
Botswana President to Rule Country Using a Road Map of Four D’s
Botswana’s President-elect Ian Khama, who is expected to be inaugurated on Tuesday in the capital Gaborone, has vowed to boost the country’s service delivery to the people. Echoing his succession speech in April 2008, Khama, a former military...
Botswana Ruling Party Wins Landslide Elections Victory
The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has won the parliamentary polls held on Friday, securing 46 seats out of the 57 seats across the country. The opposition parties; the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) garnered...
Defense Claims Botswana President Acted in Bad Faith
A senior counsel Roland Sutherland, acting for suspended ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) secretary general Gomolemo Motswaledi, has argued that President Ian Khama acted in bad faith in his action to suspend Motswaledi as the party’s secretary...
