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2020 in Botswana

January 01, 1970

Botswana saw the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Lockdowns were implemented between March and May, and restrictions continued throughout the year. The previous year's general election was disputed by the opposition, and several cases were filed to overturn the results. Tensions rose with South Africa in 2020 as Botswana sought the prosecution of Bridgette Radebe. Concerns regarding wildlife conservation increased in 2020 as elephants began dying off in large numbers, as well as similar concerns about vultures. Armed conflicts with poachers continued throughout the year, including the killing of four men in November that caused protests in Namibia.

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Events edit

January edit

February edit

  • February –
    • Botswana rejects an application of Zimbabwean political refugees to stay after a High Commission on Refugees decision that Zimbabwe was safe for return.[7]
    • Finestar Diamonds opens a manufacturing factory in Gaborone.[8]
    • Vice President Tsogwane speaks at the reopening of the Phakalane Convention Centre following renovations.[9]
  • 7 February – Botswana auctions hunting licenses to hunt a total of 60 elephants.[10]
  • 12 February – The Gaborone High Court dismisses a challenge against the 2019 election results by Mogalakwe Mogalakwe.[11]
  • 16 February – Miguel da Costa is removed as coach of Jwaneng Galaxy F.C.[12]
  • 18 February – The Gaborone High Court dismisses with costs a challenge against the 2019 election results by Entebetse Boitshwarelo.[13]

March edit

  • 16 March – The Botswana Football Association suspends its league in response to COVID-19.[14]
  • 20 March – All schools are closed due to worries of the spread of COVID-19.[15]
  • 23 March – Botswana closes its borders following the first COVID-19 fatality in neighbouring Zimbabwe.[16]
  • 25 March– A 78-year-old woman who was suspected of having COVID-19 died in Ramotswa. A few days after her death, the results came back positive making it the fourth case and first death of COVID-19 in the country.[17]
  • 26 March – The government of Botswana establishes a COVID-19 relief fund.[18]
  • 30 March –
    • The first three cases of COVID-19 in the country are confirmed. Health Minister Lemogang Kwape says the three patients are in quarantine and had recently travelled to Britain and Thailand.[19]
    • President Masisi declares a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

April edit

  • April – Botswana evacuates its black rhinoceros population from the Okavango Delta amid increased poaching and flooding.[21]
  • 1 April – Botswana Power Corporation raises electricity tariffs by 22 percent.[22]
  • 9 April – President Masisi and the entire Parliament of Botswana go into quarantine after the nurse testing them for COVID-19 is confirmed to have COVID-19.[23]
  • 16 April – President Masisi pardons 149 prisoners to prevent prison overcrowding during the COVID-19 pandemic.[24]
  • 27 April – President Masisi extends the national lockdown from May 1 to May 7.[25]
  • 30 April – The Bank of Botswana reduces interest rates and capital ratios in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[26]

May edit

  • 15 May – The Confederation of African Football determines that Botswana's failure to attend a 2020 U17 Women's World Cup match in Morocco due to COVID-19 was permissible.[27]
  • 20 May – Botswana's COVID-19 lockdown ends.[28]

June edit

  • June –
    • Fuel shortages caused by import delays and panic buying prompt Botswana to use its strategic fuel reserve.[29]
    • Botswana grants its first generation licenses to Independent Power Producers to authorise the construction of power plants.[30]
    • Botswana begins dehorning its rhinoceros population to discourage poaching.[31]
    • The Botswana government hires AfriForum to prosecute Bridgette Radebe for money laundering. She sues in response for false allegations.[32]
  • 2 June – Schools reopen after 74 days of closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.[15]
  • 4 June – Bishop Frank Nubuasah delivers a written eulogy for George Floyd, whom he had befriended in the 1990s.[33]
  • 13 June – Gaborone returns to lockdown after reports of COVID-19 cases.[34]
  • 15 June – Gaborone ends its lockdown after suspected COVID-19 cases are found to be negative.[34]

July edit

  • July –
    • Botswana undergoes a fuel shortage due to COVID-19.[35]
    • Botswana holds a study in conjunction with the Harvard AIDS Initiative to test cabotegravir injections to prevent HIV/AIDS.[36]
    • The African Chess Confederation appoints Mothokomedi Thabano, president of the Botswana Chess Federation, to be chairman of Continental Chess in Education Commission.[37]
  • 24 July – Refilwe Mooki begins the Say No to Rape campaign in Botswana.[38]
  • 25 July – National Development Bank CEO Lorato Morapedi announces the bank's shift to an agri-bank specialising in farm development.[39]
  • 27 July –
    • Parliament begins broadcasting its sessions live.[40]
    • The Botswana Tourism Organisation begins the Rediscover Botswana initiative to increase tourism.[41]

August edit

  • August – Tymon Katlholo is appointed as head of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime.[42]
  • 20 August – A report by Omnia Strategy and Alaco condemns the government of Botswana for its charges against Bridgette Motsepe and Ian Khama.[43]
  • 26 August – President Masisi makes several changes to the Cabinet, including the removal of Unity Dow and Lemogang Kwape.[44]
  • 30 August – The Trans-Okavango Charity Cycle begins.[45]

September edit

  • 11 September – Parliament rejects a motion to rearm wildlife officers following an increase in armed poaching.[46]
  • 17 September – Botswana allows wives to legally own land independently of their husbands.[47]
  • 19 September – Botswana becomes the 103rd country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.[48]
  • 22 September – Minister of Basic Education Fidelis Molao announces an initiative to teach Swahili in schools.[49]

October edit

  • October –
    • Choppies files a 653 million rand ($40 million) lawsuit against PricewaterhouseCoopers for failing to sign off the company's 2018 accounts.[50]
    • The Bank of Botswana lowers interest rates due to slow economic activity and low inflation.[51]
    • Construction begins on The Fields Mall.[52]
  • 8 October – Construction is completed on the Kazungula Bridge.[53]
  • 14 October – The Botswana Police Service establishes regulations for responding to gender-related violence and launches a toll-free report number for gender-related violence reports.[54]
  • 15 October – Ugandan politician Kipoi Tonny Nsubuga is arrested as an undocumented immigrant in Botswana.[55]
  • 19 October – The Botswana Teaching Professionals Council is established by Minister of Basic Education Fidelis Molao.[56]
  • 22 October – Director of the Road Safety and Transport Agency Bokhutlo Modukanele announces the introduction of the Intelligent Driver Testing System.[57]
  • 26 October – The Ntlo ya Dikgosi passes a constitutional amendment that requires members of parliament to resign if they change party affiliation.[58]

November edit

  • November
    • Botswana undergoes a gradual reopening of international travel.[59]
    • Botswana signs an agreement that allows it to purchase enough COVID-19 vaccines for 20 percent of its population.[60]
    • A 998-carat diamond, one of the largest in the world, is discovered in Karowe diamond mine by Lucara Diamond.[61]
    • Mfolo Mfolo is suspended as CEO of the Botswana Football Association after the Botswana team is disqualified from the 2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship. Manager Thabiso Kebotsamang is appointed as acting CEO.[62]
    • Botswana establishes 25 gender violence courts.[63]
  • 5 November – The Botswana Defence Force shoots three Namibian men and one Zambian man on the Chobe River as suspected poachers, prompting protests in Namibia.[64]
  • 29 November – Botswana hosts the SADC Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit.[65]
  • 30 November – Petra Diamonds sells its Botswana assets, Sekaka Diamonds Exploration, to Botswana Diamonds.[66]

December edit

  • 11 December – Botswana begins an initiative to produce citrus plants.[67]

Deaths edit

  • 24 April – Kebadire Kalake, 72, Member of Parliament.[68]
  • 27 May – Thuso Letlhoma, 48, radio personality.[69]
  • 2 September – Serara Selelo-Mogwe, 93, academic.[70]
  • 8 December – Roseline Panzirah-Matshome, 44, politician.[71]

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January 01, 1970
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Botswana saw the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020 Lockdowns were implemented between March and May and restrictions continued throughout the year The previous year s general election was disputed by the opposition and several cases were filed to overturn the results Tensions rose with South Africa in 2020 as Botswana sought the prosecution of Bridgette Radebe Concerns regarding wildlife conservation increased in 2020 as elephants began dying off in large numbers as well as similar concerns about vultures Armed conflicts with poachers continued throughout the year including the killing of four men in November that caused protests in Namibia 2019 2018 2017 2020 in Botswana 2021 2022 2023Decades 2000s 2010s 2020sSee also Other events of 2020 Timeline of Botswana history Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Ongoing 3 Events 3 1 January 3 2 February 3 3 March 3 4 April 3 5 May 3 6 June 3 7 July 3 8 August 3 9 September 3 10 October 3 11 November 3 12 December 4 Deaths 5 ReferencesIncumbents editPresident Mokgweetsi Masisi Vice President Slumber Tsogwane Speaker of the National Assembly Phandu Skelemani Chief Justice of Botswana Terence RannowaneOngoing edit2019 2022 locust infestation 2020 2022 Botswana elephant die offs Attempts to overturn the 2019 Botswana general election COVID 19 pandemic in Botswana White backed vulture poisonings in AfricaEvents editJanuary edit January Botswana receives a 1 4 billion pula loan from the World Bank to fund water supply improvements 1 8 January The Court of Appeal rules that a bid to overturn the 2019 Botswana general election may be heard 2 12 24 January A hearing is held to investigate the derailment of a Botswana Railways passenger train the previous month 3 15 January Louis Vuitton buys the Sewelo diamond 4 21 January President Masisi speaks at a panel in Davos during the World Economic Forum 5 29 January The Court of Appeal dismisses a case to overturn the 2019 Botswana general election 6 February edit February Botswana rejects an application of Zimbabwean political refugees to stay after a High Commission on Refugees decision that Zimbabwe was safe for return 7 Finestar Diamonds opens a manufacturing factory in Gaborone 8 Vice President Tsogwane speaks at the reopening of the Phakalane Convention Centre following renovations 9 7 February Botswana auctions hunting licenses to hunt a total of 60 elephants 10 12 February The Gaborone High Court dismisses a challenge against the 2019 election results by Mogalakwe Mogalakwe 11 16 February Miguel da Costa is removed as coach of Jwaneng Galaxy F C 12 18 February The Gaborone High Court dismisses with costs a challenge against the 2019 election results by Entebetse Boitshwarelo 13 March edit 16 March The Botswana Football Association suspends its league in response to COVID 19 14 20 March All schools are closed due to worries of the spread of COVID 19 15 23 March Botswana closes its borders following the first COVID 19 fatality in neighbouring Zimbabwe 16 25 March A 78 year old woman who was suspected of having COVID 19 died in Ramotswa A few days after her death the results came back positive making it the fourth case and first death of COVID 19 in the country 17 26 March The government of Botswana establishes a COVID 19 relief fund 18 30 March The first three cases of COVID 19 in the country are confirmed Health Minister Lemogang Kwape says the three patients are in quarantine and had recently travelled to Britain and Thailand 19 President Masisi declares a state of emergency in response to the COVID 19 pandemic 20 April edit April Botswana evacuates its black rhinoceros population from the Okavango Delta amid increased poaching and flooding 21 1 April Botswana Power Corporation raises electricity tariffs by 22 percent 22 9 April President Masisi and the entire Parliament of Botswana go into quarantine after the nurse testing them for COVID 19 is confirmed to have COVID 19 23 16 April President Masisi pardons 149 prisoners to prevent prison overcrowding during the COVID 19 pandemic 24 27 April President Masisi extends the national lockdown from May 1 to May 7 25 30 April The Bank of Botswana reduces interest rates and capital ratios in response to the COVID 19 pandemic 26 May edit 15 May The Confederation of African Football determines that Botswana s failure to attend a 2020 U17 Women s World Cup match in Morocco due to COVID 19 was permissible 27 20 May Botswana s COVID 19 lockdown ends 28 June edit June Fuel shortages caused by import delays and panic buying prompt Botswana to use its strategic fuel reserve 29 Botswana grants its first generation licenses to Independent Power Producers to authorise the construction of power plants 30 Botswana begins dehorning its rhinoceros population to discourage poaching 31 The Botswana government hires AfriForum to prosecute Bridgette Radebe for money laundering She sues in response for false allegations 32 2 June Schools reopen after 74 days of closure to prevent the spread of COVID 19 15 4 June Bishop Frank Nubuasah delivers a written eulogy for George Floyd whom he had befriended in the 1990s 33 13 June Gaborone returns to lockdown after reports of COVID 19 cases 34 15 June Gaborone ends its lockdown after suspected COVID 19 cases are found to be negative 34 July edit July Botswana undergoes a fuel shortage due to COVID 19 35 Botswana holds a study in conjunction with the Harvard AIDS Initiative to test cabotegravir injections to prevent HIV AIDS 36 The African Chess Confederation appoints Mothokomedi Thabano president of the Botswana Chess Federation to be chairman of Continental Chess in Education Commission 37 24 July Refilwe Mooki begins the Say No to Rape campaign in Botswana 38 25 July National Development Bank CEO Lorato Morapedi announces the bank s shift to an agri bank specialising in farm development 39 27 July Parliament begins broadcasting its sessions live 40 The Botswana Tourism Organisation begins the Rediscover Botswana initiative to increase tourism 41 August edit August Tymon Katlholo is appointed as head of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime 42 20 August A report by Omnia Strategy and Alaco condemns the government of Botswana for its charges against Bridgette Motsepe and Ian Khama 43 26 August President Masisi makes several changes to the Cabinet including the removal of Unity Dow and Lemogang Kwape 44 30 August The Trans Okavango Charity Cycle begins 45 September edit 11 September Parliament rejects a motion to rearm wildlife officers following an increase in armed poaching 46 17 September Botswana allows wives to legally own land independently of their husbands 47 19 September Botswana becomes the 103rd country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol 48 22 September Minister of Basic Education Fidelis Molao announces an initiative to teach Swahili in schools 49 October edit October Choppies files a 653 million rand 40 million lawsuit against PricewaterhouseCoopers for failing to sign off the company s 2018 accounts 50 The Bank of Botswana lowers interest rates due to slow economic activity and low inflation 51 Construction begins on The Fields Mall 52 8 October Construction is completed on the Kazungula Bridge 53 14 October The Botswana Police Service establishes regulations for responding to gender related violence and launches a toll free report number for gender related violence reports 54 15 October Ugandan politician Kipoi Tonny Nsubuga is arrested as an undocumented immigrant in Botswana 55 19 October The Botswana Teaching Professionals Council is established by Minister of Basic Education Fidelis Molao 56 22 October Director of the Road Safety and Transport Agency Bokhutlo Modukanele announces the introduction of the Intelligent Driver Testing System 57 26 October The Ntlo ya Dikgosi passes a constitutional amendment that requires members of parliament to resign if they change party affiliation 58 November edit November Botswana undergoes a gradual reopening of international travel 59 Botswana signs an agreement that allows it to purchase enough COVID 19 vaccines for 20 percent of its population 60 A 998 carat diamond one of the largest in the world is discovered in Karowe diamond mine by Lucara Diamond 61 Mfolo Mfolo is suspended as CEO of the Botswana Football Association after the Botswana team is disqualified from the 2020 COSAFA Under 17 Championship Manager Thabiso Kebotsamang is appointed as acting CEO 62 Botswana establishes 25 gender violence courts 63 5 November The Botswana Defence Force shoots three Namibian men and one Zambian man on the Chobe River as suspected poachers prompting protests in Namibia 64 29 November Botswana hosts the SADC Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit 65 30 November Petra Diamonds sells its Botswana assets Sekaka Diamonds Exploration to Botswana Diamonds 66 December edit 11 December Botswana begins an initiative to produce citrus plants 67 Deaths edit24 April Kebadire Kalake 72 Member of Parliament 68 27 May Thuso Letlhoma 48 radio personality 69 2 September Serara Selelo Mogwe 93 academic 70 8 December Roseline Panzirah Matshome 44 politician 71 References edit Leepile Naomi 2020 01 26 Botswana World Bank Loan to Help Address Water Challenges Botswana Daily News Retrieved 2022 11 17 Botswana opposition wins right to challenge election result France 24 2020 01 08 Retrieved 2022 11 17 Botswana Public Hearings On Derailment of Train Starts Botswana Daily News 2020 01 12 Retrieved 2022 11 17 Yeung Jessie 2020 01 17 Louis Vuitton just bought the world s second biggest diamond CNN Retrieved 2022 11 17 Botswana s Masisi talks African economy at Davos Africa Times 2020 01 22 Retrieved 2022 11 17 Botswana opposition loses bid to nullify election results The Namibian 2020 01 31 Retrieved 2022 11 17 Zimbabwe Refugees Lose Fight to Remain in Botswana VOA Retrieved 2022 11 17 Finestar Diamonds opens manufacturing factory DiamondWorld net Retrieved 2022 11 17 Mosinyi Thato 2020 02 16 Botswana Centre to Boost Tourism Botswana Daily News Retrieved 2022 11 17 Botswana auctions permits to hunt elephants to ease human wildlife conflict Reuters 2020 02 07 Retrieved 2022 11 17 Galeragwe Moshe 2020 02 13 Botswana Court Dismisses Mogalakwe Case With Costs Botswana Daily News Retrieved 2022 11 17 Sennamose Olekantse 2020 02 17 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy Part Ways With Coach Botswana Daily News Retrieved 2022 11 17 Galeragwe Moshe 2020 02 19 Botswana Boitshwarelo Loses Election Petition Case Botswana Daily News Retrieved 2022 11 17 Koka Mpho 2020 03 16 Botswana Football Association suspends their league TimesLIVE Retrieved 2022 11 17 a b Botswana Schools Reopen Amid Concerns Over Preparedness Voice of America English www voanews com Retrieved 2020 06 19 Dube Mqondisi 2020 03 24 Botswana with No COVID 19 Cases Closes Borders After Death in Zimbabwe VOA Retrieved 2022 11 17 Botswana registers 7 more COVID 19 cases Archived from the original on 2020 10 01 Galeragwe Moshe 2020 03 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