A Sadc regional seminar on children’s rights and climate change got underway in Cape Town this morning with the deputy speaker of the Parliament of Botswana, Helen Manyeneng, challenging the region’s ...

But four in 10 citizens say the country's media is not free of government interference.

Only 28 women stood for parliament out of 258 contestants, representing 10.85 ... It’s a drop from 5.26% in the 2019 elections. Read more: Botswana's election shock: analyst reflects on why voters ...

Botswana’s parliament voted Monday to extend by a further six months a state of emergency imposed to fight the coronavirus. The move comes despite objections from opposition parties.

Botswana’s government wants to take stringent measures to deter the cutting of trees across the country, as the protection of forests is a key priority in conservation efforts.

Botswana’s parliament includes 57 elected MPs and 4 “specially elected” or nominated MPs (SEMPs). Immediately after his inauguration on Oct. 28, Khama submitted a slate of four nominees for ...

Gaborone, Botswana — Botswana’s parliament on Tuesday abandoned debate on a bill that if passed would decriminalize same-sex relations. In 2019, Botswana’s High Court and Court of Appeal ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The government of Botswana has quietly allowed international companies to explore for natural gas in some of the country's most sensitive national parks using the ...

The third meeting of the third session of the ninth Parliament resumed on Monday 23 July with very little work for Members of Parliament and Government. ... Botswana: Focus On Parliament.

The Botswana government now spends more on health care per capita than any other country in Africa. Farmer Johane Setlhare started taking the drugs in 2007. "I would have been dead nowadays if I ...

One of the world's largest diamonds has been unearthed in Botswana. Debswana, a diamond mining company jointly owned by the county's government and the De Beers Group, recently discovered a 1,098. ...