Historic power shift in Botswana means change is coming, new president says
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Fresh from a remarkable upset that ousted a ruling party that had been in power since ...
Botswana’s ruling party loses election, ending 58-year rule
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat on Friday after preliminary results showed his party had lost its ...
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Botswana’s political landscape shifts: Africa’s new era dawns
BOTSWANA'S historic election ... to nearly five decades and triggering widespread protests. Similarly, in South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC) suffered its worst electoral setback ...
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Duma Boko inaugurated as Botswanan president
Multitudes of people thronged the National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city ... popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites bringing ...
Botswana Voters Hand Governing Party a Stunning Rebuke
After 58 years, the Botswana Democratic Party lost its majority in Parliament, becoming the latest long-dominant party in ...
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Botswana lifts visa restrictions on South African leaders ahead of inauguration
Under the new regulations, several other individuals previously branded as undesirable have also been granted the opportunity to visit Botswana ... is one of South Africa’s leading news and ...
Seismic change in Botswana as party that ruled for 58 years loses power
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has conceded defeat in the election in a seismic moment of change for the county that ...
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Botswana’s president concedes defeat in shock election outcome
Botswana’s president conceded defeat in this week’s parliamentary elections, a shock outcome that ends his party’s 58-year grip on power in the diamond-rich southern African nation.
The 2,400-carat Botswana diamond that rivals the Crown Jewels
Natural light streams in from a wall-to-wall window where Eric, a diamond cutter (whose surname must remain a secret), is preparing a 782-carat rough diamond the size of a baseball to be sliced by an ...
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Once-banned Malema mends relations with Botswana government, attends inauguration
“We are here to celebrate democracy in action in Botswana. There is no other issue that is happening in South Africa that can destabilise the organisation from coming to observe this moment.
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Thousands turn out for inauguration of Botswana’s new president, who calls for unity
GABORONE, Botswana. (AP) — Thousands of people from around Botswana attended the inauguration Friday of their country’s new president, Duma Boko, who called for unity after an election that ...
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Seismic change in Botswana as party that ruled for 58 years loses power
GABORONE, Botswana ... in Africa still in power and its sharp defeat came as a surprise after what was expected to be a tight race. It followed an equally momentous change in neighboring South ...