Swearing-in and Inauguration of President Masisi

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President Mokgweetsi Masisi was on November 1, 2019 sworn-in as Botswana's fith president on Friday. Masisi becomes the president after the Botswana Demcratic Party (BDP) won the elections that were held on October 23. Masisi was first sworn-in on April 1, 2018 after Ian Khama completed his term.

Editor's Comment
BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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