Botswana News News Botswana » Government: Botswana bid to legalise same-sex marriage draws church, cultural opposition
Botswana church and cultural groups said in court Tuesday they opposed a bid by a gay couple to have laws against same-sex marriage overturned, in a landmark case for the region. The influential ...
News Botswana » Government: Botswana government urged to put an end to its undue interference in the work of civil society organisations
Botswana government urged to put an end to its undue interference in the work of civil society organisations Botswana | Freedom of Assembly This article is more than 2 years old Media Institute of ...
News Botswana » Government: Opinion: In 60 years of independence, Botswana has refuted the authoritarian development myth
The assumption that poor societies cannot afford the luxury of liberal institutions is both false and potentially fatal.
News Botswana » Government: Diamond-rich Botswana holds an election with new economic challenges for a long-ruling party
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana votes in a national election this week that will decide if the ruling party extends a 58-year stretch in power in a southern African country that is a leading ...
News Botswana » Government: Govt Engages Over 200 Retired Officers On Contract
Government, currently, has 253 retired employees employed on contract in the public service, Minister for State President, Defence and Security Mr Moeti Mohwasa has said.Answering a question in ...
News Botswana » Government: Botswana unravels: unmasking Africa’s democracy poster child
On the face of it, Botswana is a thriving, open, competitive democracy. It has unfailingly held periodic transparent, credible, and peaceful elections – which the ruling party, the Botswana Democratic ...
News Botswana » Government: Botswana, the country with the biggest diamonds, gets an improved 10-year deal with miner De Beers
GABORONE, Botswana — The Botswana government signed a new diamond sales agreement crucial to its economy with the De Beers mining company on Tuesday after seven years of negotiations. The deal gives ...
News Botswana » Government: Botswana to Cut Spending on Cars, Travel as Diamond Slump Persists
Botswana plans to reduce spending on new vehicles and travel for government officials and may delay some capital projects to deal with a slump in diamond revenues, according to its finance minister.