Zimbabweans dominate Botswana’s citizenship list

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Botswana has granted citizenship to 5,957 foreign nationals between 2018 and the present, with Zimbabweans accounting for the largest share, followed by South Africans, according to the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Pius Mokgware.

Zimbabwean nationals top the list with 2,947 people granted citizenship, whilst South Africans rank second at 1,327. Indian nationals follow with 320, whilst 209 Zambian nationals have also acquired Botswana citizenship during the period under review.

Mokgware revealed the figures before Ntlo ya Dikgosi whilst responding to a question from Ga-Mmangwato Kgosi Ian Khama IV, who sought to establish the number of foreign nationals granted citizenship since 2018.

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Zimbabweans dominate Botswana’s citizenship list

Botswana has granted citizenship to 5,957 foreign nationals between 2018 and the present, with Zimbabweans accounting for the largest share, followed by South Africans, according to the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Pius Mokgware.

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