Vol 46 No 17 | BOTSWANA Khama digs in 26th August 2005 President-in-Waiting Ian Khama Seretse Khama strengthened his position at July 's national congress of the governing Botswana Democratic Party, of which he is Chairman (AC Vol 46 N...
Vol 46 No 12 | BOTSWANA Factions and fractions 10th June 2005 A bitter race looms for the Secretary Generalship of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) at its national congress on 21-23 July in Serowe. A compromise offered by Vice-Presi...
Vol 46 No 6 | BOTSWANA For the greater Good 18th March 2005 By trying to expel an academic critic, the government is risking its reputation A 72-year-old Australian academic is resisting a deportation order and calling into question Botswana's much-valued reputation as Africa's leading democracy. On 18 February Preside...
Vol 45 No 23 | BOTSWANA Khama's coming 19th November 2004 Africa's most successful democracy will soon be run by a military man The general elections of 30 October ended with a renewed majority of 31 seats for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). It was, predictably, a vote for no change - until the Vice-Pr...
Vol 44 No 14 | BOTSWANA Mogae plays the Khama card 11th July 2003 Traditional leadership and diamond money keep a stable democracy going Botswana's democratic reputation rests on its constitution, whereby the president is chosen by the governing Botswana Democratic Party and duly voted into office by the elected par...
Vol 44 No 14 | BOTSWANAUNITED STATES Kidnapped II 11th July 2003 Just in time for President George W. Bush's visit to Gaberone on 10 July, a row has blow up over allegations that five suspected supporters of Al Qaida were kidnapped in Malawi by ...
Vol 43 No 1 | BOTSWANA Doing the splits 11th January 2002 The main opposition party, the Botswana National Front, has a new leader but remains divided. At its national congress Otsweletso Moupo, a lawyer from Selebi Phikwe, beat Peter Wot...
Vol 42 No 19 | BOTSWANA Koma going 28th September 2001 The feeble opposition should be strengthened by the imminent retirement of Kenneth Koma, veteran leader of the Botswana National Front. His BNF critics walked out in 1998 to form t...
Vol 42 No 14 | BOTSWANA Grit that glitters 13th July 2001 Caught between blood diamonds and cheap copies, best friends move closer The global diamond market is under pressure - from recession in North America, from 'blood diamonds' fuelling wars in Africa and from synthetic imitations. For Botswana, the threat...
Vol 42 No 13 | BOTSWANA Following Festus 29th June 2001 The party congress season unleashes some political tensions Botswana's low volume politics will be turned up a few notches in July when the two main parties hold their congresses and rival factions stake their political claims. In the rulin...