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11th Parliament Of Botswana
This is a list of the members of the unicameral National Assembly (Botswana), National Assembly of Botswana between 2014 and 2019. There were 63 seats in the assembly consisting of 57 MPs directly elected from Parliamentary constituencies of Botswana, constituencies, 4 specially elected MPs and 2 ex officio members; who were elected in the 2014 Botswana general election, 2014 election. Graphical representation List of MPs elected in the general election List of additional specially elected MPs in 2016 On October 27, 2016, Parliament voted for two additional specially elected MPs, followed amendment of Section 58 of the Constitution, which increased the number of specially elected members from four to six. References {{Parliaments of Botswana Members of the National Assembly (Botswana), 2014 Lists of political office-holders in Botswana, National Assembly 2014 Parliaments of Botswana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Botswana
The coat of arms of Botswana was adopted on 25 January 1966. The centre shield is supported by two zebras. The shape of the shield is that of traditional shields found in Southern Africa. On the top portion of the shield are three cogwheels that represent industry. The coat of arms is based on designs by Isabel Fawcus, whose husband Peter Fawcus was the Commissioner of Bechuanaland in 1960–65, and Shiela England. The three waves symbolize water, and reminds the viewer of the motto of the nation: ''pula'', which translates to "rain", but also good luck, and is also the name of the nation's currency. This motto also highlights the importance of water to Botswana. The motto is inscribed on a blue ribbon placed at the bottom of the coat of arms. At the bottom of the shield is the head of a bull, which symbolises the importance of cattle herding in Botswana. The two zebras also symbolise the importance of wildlife, through tourism, in the national economy. Also, zebra have b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machana Shamukuni
Machana Ronald Shamukuni is a Motswana politician that served as the Ministry of Justice (Botswana), Minister of Justice since the department's creation in 2022 until 2024. He was a Member of the National Assembly (Botswana), National Assembly for the constituency of Chobe (Botswana constituency), Chobe from 2014–2024. Career Shamukuni was elected to represent Chobe District, Chobe in the National Assembly (Botswana), National Assembly in the 2014 Botswana general election, 2014 general election when he defeated Botswana Congress Party, BCP candidate Gibson Nshimwe, receiving 4,114 votes over Nshimwe's 3,166. During his first term, Shamukuni was appointed Assistant Minister of Presidential Affairs. He won reelection in 2019 against Umbrella for Democratic Change, UDC candidate Simasiku Mapulanga, receiving 4,575 votes over Mapulanga's 3,200. When his second term began, President Mokgweetsi Masisi did not retain him in the new cabinet. In January 2022, Masisi appointed Shamukun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buti Billy
Honest Buti Billy is a Motswana politician and educator. He served as the Deputy Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture in Botswana, having been appointed to the position in 2019 by the current president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi. His term began on 13 February 2022 and ended in November 2024. In the 2024 Botswana general election General elections were held in Botswana on 30 October 2024 to determine the composition of the 13th Parliament of Botswana as well as local councils across the country. Up for election were 61 seats of the National Assembly of Botswana, National ..., Billy was defeated in a primary election for Francistown East. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Government ministers of Botswana {{Botswana-politician-stub 21st-century Botswana politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francistown
Francistown is the second-largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 103,417 inhabitants and 147,122 inhabitants in its agglomeration at the 2022 census. It is located in eastern Botswana, about north-northeast from the capital, Gaborone. Francistown is located at the confluence of the Tati and Ntshe rivers, and near the Shashe River (tributary to the Limpopo) and from the international border with Zimbabwe. Francistown was the centre of Southern Africa's first gold rush and is still surrounded by old and abandoned mines. The City of Francistown is an administrative district, separated from North-East District. It is administered by Francistown City Council. The main language spoken and used in and around Francistown is Kalanga. Other languages used in the area are isiNdebele, ChiShona as well as SeTswana. Francistown is the only city in Botswana with an English name. There are no English-language named towns and only a couple of villages with English names. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biggie Butale
Biggie Ganda Butale (born 3 August 1972) is a Motswana politician and the current leader of the Botswana Republican Party (BRP) since 14 November 2023. He previously served as the Member of Parliament for Tati West in the 11th Parliament from 2014 to 2019. Butale, the founding President of the Botswana Patriotic Front from July 2019 to July 2023, was ousted following a leadership dispute. Subsequently, he established the BRP on 14 November 2023. Early life and education Butale was born on 3 August 1972 in Gaborone and attended secondary school at Gaborone Secondary College from 1990 to 1996. He joined the Botswana Democratic Party at 18 in 1990. He pursued his studies at the University of Botswana, earning an LLB in 1997. His professional journey included roles such as serving as a Lawyer at the Attorney General's Chambers (State Counsel) from 1996 to 1998 and at Moupo Motswagole and Dingake Attorneys from 1999 to 2000. Additionally, he held the position of managing director at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tati West
Tati West is a constituency in the North-East District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2024 by Justin Hunyepa a UDC MP. The constituency existed between 1965 and 1974, when it was replaced by North-East constituency after two elections. It was restored in 2002 for the 2004 elections and acquired its current boundaries in 2012 with slight changes in 2022. Constituency profile In the 1965 and 1969 elections the constituency voted for the opposition BPP candidate, Kenneth Nkhwa. After its re-establishment in 2004, it has remained a generally marginal seat for the BDP, with BPP (later an UDC coalition member) as main challenger. In 2019 its MP Biggie Butale defected from the BDP to become president of the Botswana Patriotic Front, but he decisively lost the seat in the election of the same year. It was won by the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change in the 2024 election amongst a strong national swing against the BDP. The constituency, predomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson Guma Moyo
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Tati Concessions Land
The Tati Concession was a land and mining concession created in the western borderlands of the Matabele Kingdom. The concession was originally granted by the Matabele King, Lobengula, son of Mzilikazi, to Sir John Swinburne in exchange for gold and arms. It was administered by the territory known as the Bechuanaland Protectorate after 1893, but was formally annexed to it by Proclamation Number 2 of 1911 by the High Commissioner of Bechuanaland. It was locally administered by a Justice of the Peace. The chief town of this region is Francistown, now one of Botswana's major settlements. Chronology :* 1864: Gold is discovered by Europeans in Tati River area (Tati Goldfields), then part of the Matabele kingdom. :* 1870: Concession granted to Sir John Swinburne's London and Limpopo Mining Company. :* 1880: The concession was revoked for failure to pay the annual fee, and the concession was granted instead to the Northern Light Mining Company, a syndicate formed by Danial Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavango Region
Kavango (before 1998: Okavango) was one of the thirteen regions of Namibia until it was split into the Kavango East and Kavango West Regions in 2013. Its capital was Rundu. In the north, Kavango bordered the Cuando Cubango Province of Angola, and in the southeast the North-West District of Botswana. Domestically, it bordered the following regions: *Zambezi – east * Otjozondjupa – south * Oshikoto – west * Ohangwena – northwest Because of its rather higher rainfall than most other parts of Namibia, this region had agricultural potential for the cultivation of a variety of crops, as well as for organised forestry and agro-forestry, which stimulated furniture making and related industries. Khaudum National Park and Mahango Game Park were located in the region. Constituencies Kavango comprised nine constituencies: * Kahenge * Kapako * Mashare * Mpungu * Mukwe. * Ndiyona * Rundu Rural East * Rundu Rural West * Rundu Urban Regional elections Electorally, Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thato Kwerepe
Thato is a Sotho-Tswana name meaning "Love/ God's will." Notable people with the name include: * Thato Batshegi (born 1988), Motswana boxer * Thato Lingwati (born 1992), South African soccer player * Thato Mokeke (born 1989), South African soccer player * Thato Rantao Mwosa, Motswana-American writer, director and illustrator * Thato Saul (born 1995), South African musician * Thato Sikwane (born 1972), Motswana disk jockey * Thato Siska, Motswana footballer Surname * Gloria Thato (born 1989), South African soccer player {{surname Unisex given names Bantu-language given names South African given names Surnames of South African origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngami
Lake Ngami is an endorheic lake in Botswana, north of the Kalahari Desert. It is seasonally filled by the Taughe River, an effluent of the Okavango River system flowing out of the western side of the Okavango Delta. It is one of the fragmented remnants of the ancient Lake Makgadikgadi. Although the lake has shrunk dramatically beginning from 1890, it remains an important habitat for birds and wildlife, especially in flood years. Visits Lake Ngami had many famous visitors during the 19th (and into the 20th) century. In 1849 David Livingstone described it as a "shimmering lake, some long and 20 0 kmwide". Livingstone also made a few cultural notes about the people living in this area; he noticed they had a story similar to that of the Tower of Babel, except that the builders' heads were "cracked by the fall of the scaffolding" (''Missionary Travels'', chap. 26). One of the illustrations is known to have been made on the basis of a sketch by Mr. Alfred Ryder (1825-1850) son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
