Botswana
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Botswana
Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September…
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The devastating effects of Aids in Botswana
The media wrote about the disease Aids in 1985, for the first time in Botswana. One man was tested HIV…
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Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics, and including several countries. The term southern Africa or Southern Africa, generally includes Angola, Botswana, Eswatini(Swaziland), Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, though…
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Bessie Head: A Life of Letters
In a letter to her agent, Bessie Head acknowledged that her 1974 novel, A Question of Power, had been based on…
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Quett Ketumile Joni Masire (1925-2017), the great African leader you may have never heard of
Quett Masire, president of Botswana from 1980 to 1998, passed away aged 91 on 22 June 2017. He was one of Africa’s…
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Quett Ketumile Joni Masire (1925-2017), the great African leader you may have never heard of
Quett Masire, president of Botswana from 1980 to 1998, passed away aged 91 on 22 June 2017. He was one of Africa’s…
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Botswana at 50: African miracle or African mirage?
By: CHRISTIAN JOHN MAKGALA At the end of last month, Botswana celebrated the 50th anniversary of its political independence from British…
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