NINE out of ten children aged 10 are unable to read a simple text or solve basic math problems across eastern and southern ...

A woman and a child passes an election poster of ruling party Botswana Democratic Party president Mokgweetsi Masisi in Gaborone, Botswana, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe ...

Botswana' Duma Boko is sworn in after his landslide election victory kicked out the party in power for nearly 60 years.

Thousands of people from around Botswana have attended the inauguration of their country’s new president, Duma Boko.

The party of Botswana’s opposition candidate Duma Boko was declared the winner of the general election on Friday over incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi in a seismic change that ended the ruling ...

Dolly Parton thinks "you have to work at being happy". The 78-year-old singer is well-known for her upbeat outlook, but Dolly admits that it still takes some "work". The '9 to 5' hitmaker told the ...

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat on Friday after preliminary results showed his party had lost its parliamentary majority by a landslide in this week's election, ending nearly ...

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana's president concedes defeat in election to end his party's 58 years in power.

A webinar organised by Good Governance Africa, Botswana Watch and Mail & Guardian was held on Monday to discuss Botswana’s current trajectory, focusing on governance, resource management ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Residents wait for their turns to cast their votes during an election to decide if it keeps faith with one ...

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana is holding a national election and voters are deciding if one of Africa’s longest-ruling parties stays on for another five-year term. The Botswana Democratic ...

With 61 seats up for grabs in parliament, Botswana’s first-past-the-post system means the first party to take 31 seats will be declared the winner and install its candidate as president. Masisi ...