Botswana News News Botswana » People: Botswana's people get the afternoon off work to celebrate a first gold at the Olympics
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The country of diamonds now has a gold. The people of Botswana were given the afternoon off work Friday through a presidential decree so they could celebrate its first gold ...
News Botswana » People: Botswana: A Country That Has Preserved Its Rich Cultural Heritage
Botswana is a country where an array of tribes who each has transmitted from generation to generation, their culture, and traditions. Although their art and crafts, beliefs, ceremonies, legends, and ...
News Botswana » People: Botswana’s hike of old age pensions hasn’t fixed the problem of who cares for the elderly – new study
Botswana’s long-awaited policy on older people is awaiting approval by President Duma Boko’s cabinet. MONIRUL BHUIYAN/AFP via Getty Images The government of Botswana in southern Africa dramatically ...
News Botswana » People: UN expert urges protection for indigenous Botswana people
A United Nations human rights expert on Friday urged Botswana's government to grant constitutional recognition and stronger protections to indigenous communities, citing longstanding discrimination ...
News Botswana » People: ‘I Would Rather Be a Dwarf’: A Comic in Botswana Prizes His Difference
Johnson Masase has found local fame, and self acceptance, through performances that play on people’s ignorance about his genetic condition and his 3-foot-4 inch frame. The Global Profile Johnson ...
News Botswana » People: UN Expert Urges Protection For Indigenous Botswana People
A United Nations human rights expert on Friday urged Botswana's government to grant constitutional recognition and stronger protections to indigenous communities, citing longstanding discrimination ...