Botswana

BOTSWANA

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens refer to themselves as Batswana (singular: Motswana). Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. Since then, it has maintained a strong tradition of stable representative democracy, with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections.Botswana is topographically flat, with up to 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. Its border with Zambia to the north near Kazungula is poorly defined but at most is a few hundred metres long.A mid-sized country of just over 2 million people, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated nations in the world. Around 10 percent of the population lives in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the poorest countries in the world—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—Botswana has since transformed itself into one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, now boasting a GDP (purchasing power parity) per capita of about $18,825 per year as of 2015, which is one of the highest in Africa. Its high gross national income (by some estimates the fourth-largest in Africa) gives the country a modest standard of living and the highest Human Development Index of continental Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Gladys Kokorwe

Speaker of the National Assembly

Parliament, P.O. Box 240, GABORONE
(267) 361 6800
(267) 391 3103
parliament@gov.bw, csnfila@gov.bw
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Ultimo aggiornamento: 18/10/2016

Leader	Nominativo	Bio
	Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA Pres.	Lieutenant General Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama (or Ian a Serêtsê; born 27 February 1953) is a Botswana politician who has been the President of Botswana since 2008. After serving as Commander of the Botswana Defence Force, he entered politics and served as Vice-President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008, then succeeded Festus Mogae as President on 1 April 2008. He won a full term in the 2009 election and was re-elected in October 2014. Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA, Wikipedia
	Mokgweetsi Eric MASISI Vice Pres.
	Patrick RALOTSIA Min. of Agriculture
	Unity DOW Min. of Basic Education	Unity Dow (born 23 April 1959) is a judge, human rights activist, and writer from Botswana. She came from a rural background that tended toward traditional values of the African kind. Her mother could not read English and in most cases decision-making was done by men. Unity DOW, Wikipedia
	Shaw KGATHI Min. of Defense, Justice, & Security	Shaw Kgathi is a Botswana politician. In 2009 he was elected as the Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture. He is a member of Parliament of Botswana and represents Bobirwa. He had previously held sports positions, including sports master at junior and senior schools and was also a Director in the Department of Sports and Recreation and Supreme Council for Sports. On being appointed, Kgathi vowed to develop the ministry during his tenure in office, developing sport policy and stadiums in Botswana and supporting youth programs like Re Ba Bona Ha in the country which he believes the government should spend more money on them to recognise and promote national sporting talent. He said, “There is a lot of talent in villages who may not be part of organizations such as BOTESSA and BISA and who may need such facilities to develop their talents. We also encourage all sports bodies to decentralize for the growth of sports in our country.” Shaw KGATHI, Wikipedia
	Tshenolo MABEO Min. of Employment, Labor Productivity, & Skills Development	Tshenolo Mabeo is a Botswanan politician and the current Minister of Transport and Communication for Botswana. He took office in 2014. Tshenolo MABEO, Wikipedia
	Tshekedi KHAMA Min. of Environment, Wildlife, & Tourism	Tshekedi Khama (17 September 1905, Serowe - 10 June 1959, London) was the regent of the Bamangwato tribe in 1923 after the death of Sekgoma II. Tshekedi KHAMA, Wikipedia
	Ontefetse Kenneth MATAMBO Min. of Finance & Economic Development Planning
	Dorcas MAKGATO-MALESU Min. of Health
	Nonofo MOLEFHI Min. of Infrastructure, Science, & Technology	Nonofo Molefhi is a Motswana politician. Nonofo MOLEFHI, Wikipedia
	Pelonomi VENSON-MOITOI Min. of International Affairs & Cooperation
	Vincent SERETSE Min. of Investment, Trade, & Industry
	Min. of Labor & Home Affairs
	Prince MAELE Min. of Lands Management, Water, & Sanitation Services
	Slumber TSOGWANE Min. of Local Govt. & Rural Development
	Sadique KEBONANG Min. of Mineral Resource, Green Technology, & Energy Security
	Edwin Jenamiso BATSHU Min. of Nationality, Immigration, & Gender Affairs
	Eric Mothusi MOLALE Min. of Presidential Affairs, Governance, & Public Administration
	Alfred MADIGELE Min. of Tertiary Education, Research, Science, & Technology
	Kitso MOKAILA Min. of Transport & Communication	Kitso Mokaila is a politician in Botswana. He was elected to the National Assembly in the October 2004 general election, representing the governing Botswana Democratic Party. Mokaila was appointed as the Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism by President Festus Mogae on 9 November 2004. Mokaila studied to become an auto technician at the Swaziland College of Technology, and after graduating he joined the Botswana Defence Force in 1980. While serving in the army, he studied mechanical engineering in India. In 1988 he retired from the army with the rank of captain, and he subsequently worked at International Computing Limited (ICL), Hyundai Motor Distributors, Wheels of Africa, and Unisis Africa. Kitso MOKAILA, Wikipedia
	Thapelo OLOPENG Min. of Youth Empowerment, Sport, & Culture
	Athalia MOLOKOMME Attorney Gen.	Athaliah Molokomme is the attorney general of Botswana and is the first woman to hold that position. Molokomme has been committed to advocacy for women’s rights at conferences, workshops, and seminars around the world. Athalia MOLOKOMME, Wikipedia
	Linah MOHOHLO Governor, Bank of Botswana	Linah Kelebogile Mohohlo is a Botswana banker. She was the Governor of the Bank of Botswana from 1999 to 2016, and is a member of the Commission for Africa. Mohohlo is also a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. As a Panel Member she facilitates coalition building to leverage and broker knowledge, and convenes decision-makers to influence policy for lasting change in Africa. Linah MOHOHLO, Wikipedia