2025 in Botswana
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Events in the year 2025 in Botswana.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Duma Boko
- Vice President: Ndaba Gaolathe
- Speaker of the National Assembly: Dithapelo Keorapetse
- Chief Justice of Botswana: Terence Rannowane
Events
[edit]February
[edit]- 24 February – 2025 Botswana floods: At least nine people are reported killed following nationwide floods in the past week.[1]
- 25 February – The government signs a new ten-year agreement with De Beers increasing the former's shares of diamond sales in their joint venture firm Debswana.[2]
May
[edit]- 28 May – Global Venture Partners (GVP) and the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) announce the establishment of GVP’s African headquarters in Botswana.[3]
July
[edit]- 4 July – The Top Achievers programme for high school students is scrapped due to Botswana's financial constraints.[4]
August
[edit]- 25 August – 2025 Botswana medical crisis: President Boko declares a nationwide public health emergency due to shortages of medicine and supplies in hospitals caused by budget shortfalls and reduction of aid from the United States.[5]
September
[edit]- 18 September – Collen Kebinatshipi wins the gold medal at the men's 400-metre final of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, finishing at 43.53 seconds. His teammate, Bayapo Ndori, wins the bronze medal in the same category. Both win Botswana's first medals for the category,[6] prompting President Boko to declare a nationwide holiday for 29 September.[7]
October
[edit]- 1 October – An amendment to the Mines and Minerals Act requiring mining companies to sell a 24% stake in new concessions to local investors if the government chooses not to buy comes into effect.[8]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[9]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 29 May – Ascension Day
- 1 July – Seretse Khama Day
- 21 July – Presidents' Day
- 30 September – Botswana Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths
[edit]- 26 January – Gaositwe Chiepe, 102, minister of foreign affairs (1984–1994).[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "At least nine dead in Botswana floods following record rainfall". Africanews. 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Botswana, the country with the biggest diamonds, gets an improved 10-year deal with miner De Beers". AP News. 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Global venture partners joins forces with Botswana to drive economic growth and media expansion". IOL. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Top Achievers Toppled". PressReader. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ "Botswana declares public health emergency over medicine shortage". Al Jazeera. 2025-08-26. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ "McLaughlin-Levrone steals the show at worlds, Botswana take men's one-lap gold". France 24. 2025-09-19. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ^ "Botswana declares public holiday after 'historic' athletics gold medal". BBC. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Botswana: New rule to promote local ownership of mines". Africanews. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Botswana Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Mathala, Sharon (28 January 2025). "Dr Chiepe died peacefully at her home – Family". Mmegi. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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