Seretse Khama Ian Khama News

MP for Okavango, Mr Bagalatia Arone has praised President Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama for seeking to address some of the problems bedevilling the country.

Government has been urged to intensify rural agricultural infrastructure as a way towards commercialisation and diversification in the sector.

Serowe South MP, Ms Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi has advised civil servants to concentrate on public administration and leave politics to the politicians.

The village development committees , home-based care volunteers and Ipelegeng workers in Kweneng District would now be paid on time following President Lt Gen.

Residents of Maratswane in Letlhakeng Sub-District have appealed to government to declare their settlement official.

Gaborone West North MP, Mr Robert Masitara has implored government to channel more resources to fighting crime as well as maintaining law and order in a bid to attract foreign direct investment .

Member of Parliament for Molepolole South has expressed concern that intolerance is becoming a culture in Botswana.

Member of Parliament for Molepolole South has called for the establishment of a constitutional review commission to look into the Botswana Constitution.

President Ian Khama of Botswana gave the simmering Zimbabwe crisis a stir on Friday with a state of the union speech in which he accused the ZANU-PF party of President Robert Mugabe of violating the 2008 Global Political Agreement for power-sharing in Harare and suggesting that new elections in Zimbabwe may be required to end a power stalemate.

The steps that were taken to address alcohol abuse are yielding positive results as P108 million has already been realised from the levy that was introduced in October 2008.

President LtGen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama has applauded the agricultural sector for showing commendable strides since the establishment of the Agricultural Hub.

The President, Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama has said challenges facing the energy sector called for the introduction of new strategies hence efforts to fast track a gas fired power station.

Artists in Mahalapye have voiced concerns about the manner in which this years President Day Awards competitions were administered.

Democracy, Development, Dignity, Discipline and Delivery 1. INTRODUCTION: Madam Speaker, I am grateful for this opportunity to address the opening session of our 10th National Assembly.

As Batswana wait in anticipation for President Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama to address the nation from Parliament today, some political pundits have voiced their expectations on the contents of the speech.

Friday, 13 November 2009, 10:03 am Press Release: Survival International A South African woman who said Botswana's president 'looks like a Bushman' was arrested, detained for two days and fined for 'insulting Botswana'. Dorsey Dube was arrested after commenting on a portrait of President Khama at a control post on the Botswana-South Africa border.

A South African woman has expressed outrage at being arrested and detained overnight in Botswana, accused of insulting the country's president.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the new envoys to Botswana have alluded to the need for the Southern African Development Cooperation member states to integrate for the benefit of their people.

President Barack Obama met with Botswana's president, Ian Khama, on Thursday to discuss issues facing the country, including the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, Bloomberg reports .

Hailing Botswana as "truly one of the extraordinary success stories in Africa," President Obama welcomed that country's president, Ian Khama, to the White House for talks November 5. Since the mid-1960s, Botswana has "moved on a path of good economic management and outstanding political governance," Obama said.