A countrywide half-day holiday was decreed in honour of Letsile Tebogo, the first Botswanian to win an Olympic gold medal, achieved in the 200 metres flat in Paris; he is also the first African to achieve this

Only 28 women stood for Parliament out of 258 contestants, or 10,85%, and only three women won their seats, 4,92% of the 61 seats; on the other hand, women represent 54% of those eligible to vote

The national table tennis team for the 2024 AUSC Region 5 Games, to be held in Namibia next year, has been unveiled; athletes emerged from national selection tournament organised by the Botswana Table Tennis Association

Intending to diversify its economy, currently dependent on diamonds, Botswana plans to enter the medical cannabis and solar energy markets, announced President Duma Boko during his first address to the nation

Duma Boko, president since 1 November, and his government plan to legalize undocumented Zimbabwean migrants with temporary residence and work permits; Botswana hosts the second-biggest Zimbabwean diaspora in the world and many are farm or domestic workers