Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, Zambia to the north and Zimbabwe to the northeast. Being a country of slightly over 2.4 million people, and roughly the size of France, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. It is essentially the nation state of the Tswana people, who make up 79% of the population.
The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is a social democratic political party in Botswana. Founded in 1998 as a result of a split from the Botswana National Front (BNF), the party attracted most of the BNF's sitting MPs due to a leadership dispute involving the BNF's leader, Kenneth Koma.
The Parliament of Botswana consists of the President and the National Assembly. In contrast to other parliamentary systems, the Parliament elects the President directly for a set five-year term of office. A president can only serve 2 full terms. The President is both Head of state and of government in Botswana's parliamentary republican system. Parliament of Botswana is the supreme legislative authority. The President of Botswana is Mokgweetsi Masisi, who assumed the Presidency on 1 April 2018. In October 2019, the 2019 general election was held which saw the return of the Botswana Democratic Party to the power with a majority of 19 seats in the 65 seat National Assembly.
Consumer Watchdog is a division of Business & Enterprise Solutions Botswana (Pty) Ltd, a privately owned company registered in Botswana and based in Gaborone.
David Bright was a Botswana football coach.
Tshepo Motlhabankwe is a former Motswana footballer who played for various Botswana Premier League teams such as Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Township Rollers as well as teams in the South African Premier Division. He is also a former Botswana international, having scored 2 goals between his debut in 2003 and retirement in 2013.
Mogakolodi Ngele is a Botswana footballer who currently plays for Botswana Premier League club Township Rollers and the Botswana national football team as a midfielder. He joined Bidvest Wits from Mamelodi Sundowns. He was a participant at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. In 2014, he signed a 5-year contract with Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. however, he will stay with his current club until the end of the 2014–15 season. Bidvest Wits then signed him on loan again until the end of the 2016–17 season which Bidvest Wits and Ngele won the Absa Premiership title beating the likes of Cape Town, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs.
Kabelo Dambe is a Motswana footballer who currently plays for Township Rollers and the Botswana national football team as a goalkeeper.
Motlakase Power Dynamos are a Botswana football club from Palapye playing in the second division Botswana First Division North.
Mahalapye Railway Highlanders are a football club in the Botswana Premier League who play home games in Molepolole, but are based out of Mahalapye.
Omaatla Kebatho is a Motswana footballer.
Engen Botswana Limited is a downstream petroleum company. Engen's principal activity includes petrochemical investments and property operations. They market through a retail network.
Jwaneng Galaxy Football Club is a Botswana football club based in Jwaneng. The club currently plays in the Botswana Premier League.
Mosha Gaolaolwe is a Motswana footballer playing as a centreback for Botswana Premier League club Township Rollers. He is also a full Botswana international.
Simisani Mathumo is a Motswana footballer who plays for Township Rollers FC and the Botswana national football team. Mathumo played briefly for the Botola side Olympique Khouribga in 2020.
Maano Ditshupo is a Motswana midfielder playing for Township Rollers in the Botswana Premier League. He is a full Botswana international, having made six appearances for the Zebras.
Madinda Ndlovu is a Zimbabwean former footballer and manager currently in charge of Botswana Premier League club Gaborone United. He is generally considered one of the greatest Zimbabwean players of all time.
Mogomotsi Mpote is a Motswana former footballer and manager currently in charge of club Botswana.
Thabo Motang is a Motswana football coach and former player currently managing Township Rollers in the Botswana Premier League. Often regarded as one of the best Botswana goalkeepers of all time, he played for several teams including Township Rollers, where he became one of their longest serving players, BMC and Mahalapye United Hotpurs.
The 2019–20 Botswana Premier League was the 43rd season of the Botswana Premier League, the top-tier football league in Botswana, since its establishment in 1978. The season started on 31 August 2019.
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