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Botswana: President Masisi Accepts Defeat
allAfrica, 1 November 2024
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has accepted defeat after Batswana voters rejected the country’s long-serving governing party at their October 30 polls. Read more »
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Botswana: Masisi Concedes Defeat in Botswana's Presidential Election
RFI, 1 November 2024
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday conceded defeat after preliminary results showed his ruling Botswana Democratic party lost its parliamentary majority in this… Read more »
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Botswana: Race for State House
The Patriot, 24 October 2024
With only a week before the 2024 general elections, Presidents of the contesting political parties will on Thursday lock horns in a Public Debate to sell their manifesto and make a… Read more »
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Botswana: Election Observers Arrive in Botswana Ahead of October 30 Poll
VOA, 22 October 2024
Observers have begun arriving in Botswana to monitor activities ahead of the Oct. 30 general election. On Tuesday, the Southern African Development Community, or SADC, officially… Read more »
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Botswana: Botswana's Advance Voting Marred By Ballot Paper Shortages
VOA, 21 October 2024
Early voting in Botswana Saturday was marred by irregularities, including a lack of ballot papers, forcing the electoral body to order a re-run in some voting areas. The… Read more »
Botswana President Accepts Defeat After Landmark Polls
Batswana voters have rejected the governing Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), in what the president described as a "massive" loss.
The BDP has been in power since independence in 1966.
This general election will be the 13th since Botswana became independent in 1965 and will involve the election of 61 Members of Parliament and 609 Local Council Seats.
