Nov. 1 (UPI) --The Botswana Democratic Party Friday lost its majority in parliament and the presidency in national elections after 58 years in power. Umbrella for Democratic Change won majority ...

The main opposition party, Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has called on the ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) to ...

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 ruled that ...

Botswana has enforced a new rule requiring mining companies to sell a 24% stake in new concessions to local investors if the ...

Hundreds of people protested on Saturday in Botswana’s capital Gaborone against a bill seeking to make same-sex relations legal. Botswana’s parliament was forced to introduce the bill legalizing ...

Botswana lawmakers began debating a 388 billion-pula ($27 billion) plan to diversify the economy and reduce its dependence on ...

Botswana's 57 MPs will be put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days after a parliamentary nurse tested positive for Covid-19. The order to quarantine the MPs was made by Director of Health Services ...

As legislators debate the draft Twelfth National Development Plan (NDP 12) in Parliament from October 16th to November 7th, 2024, a crucial session was convened earlier this week, where Members of ...

Gaborone, Botswana — Police and protesters clashed outside Botswana's National Assembly in Gaborone on Wednesday as members of parliament voted on a bill that would have given the president sweeping ...

The five-year plan allocates 388 billion pulas to boost growth and jobs. • Focus areas include transport, housing, and water infrastructure. • The initiative comes amid diamond sector slowdown and ...