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Kagiso Mmusi
Thomas Kagiso Mmusi (born 25 October 1965) is a Botswana politician and businessman that has served as the Minister of Defence and Security since 2022. Prior to this, he was the Minister of Defence, Justice and Security from 2019 to 2022. He is the son of Peter Mmusi, Vice President of Botswana from 1983 to 1992. Career Mmusi attended the Management Development Programme at the University of Cape Town Business School, and he founded the holding company Pula Holdings. He was asked to stand for Parliament following the death of his father in 1994, but he declined to pursue business. In 2008, he served on the Botswana Democratic Party finance committee, and he was chosen as the party's deputy treasurer. In the 2019 general election, Mmusi was elected as MP for Gabane-Mmankgodi with 12,204 votes out of 19,209 votes cast. After his election, Mmusi was chosen as Minister of Defence, Justice and Security in the cabinet of President Mokgweetsi Masisi. While speaking at a poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of 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. With a population of slightly over 2.4 million people and a comparable land area to France, Botswana is one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most sparsely populated countries in the world. It is essentially the nation-state of the Tswana people, who constitute nearly 80 percent of the population. The Tswana ethnic group are descended mainly from Bantu peoples, Bantu-speaking peoples who Bantu expansion, migrated into southern Africa, including modern Botswana, in several waves before AD 600. In 1885, the British Empire, British colonised the area and declared a protectorate named Bechuanaland. As part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Botswana
The Parliament of Botswana consists of the President and the National Assembly. In contrast to other parliamentary systems, the Parliament elects the President directly (instead of having both a ceremonial President and a Prime Minister who has real authority as head of government) 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. There also exists a body known as Ntlo ya Dikgosi, (''The House of Chiefs''), which is an advisory body that does not form part of the Parliament. Botswana is one of only two African nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defence Ministers Of Botswana
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21st-century Botswana Politicians
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1965 Births
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Ministry Of Justice (Botswana)
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The Ministry of Justice is the Botswana ministry responsible for overseeing law enforcement. It was created by President Mokgweetsi Masisi in 2022 during a reorganization of the Cabinet of Botswana. Prior to this, the Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security served as the government's justice ministry. Ministers of Justice * Machana Ronald Shamukuni (2022–present) Departments * Administration of Justice * Attorney Generals Chambers * Industrial Court * Office of the Ombudsman * Office of the Receiver Parastatals * See alsoBotswana Competition Authority References Justice Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Dikoloti
Edwin Dikoloti is a Motswana politician and educator. He is the current assistant Minister of Lands and Agriculture in Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ..., having been appointed to the position in November 2024 by the current president of Botswana, Duma Gideon Boko. His term began on 11 November 2024. References Living people Government ministers of Botswana Year of birth missing (living people) {{Botswana-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of Botswana
The Cabinet of Botswana consists of the President, Vice President and all the Ministers and assistant ministers, the permanent secretary and deputy permanent secretary to the president and cabinet. Current cabinet The ministers of the cabinet were announced by Duma Boko on a staggered basis from the 11th to the 15th of November 2024. See also * Politics of Botswana References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabinet Of Botswana Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ... Politics of Botswana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Botswana General Election
General elections were held in Botswana on 23 October 2019 to elect MPs and local government councillors. Despite a high profile split in the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in May 2019 when former President Ian Khama left the party and switched his support to the new Botswana Patriotic Front, the BDP's vote share increased to almost 53% as the party won 38 of the 57 elected seats in the National Assembly, a gain of one compared to the 2014 elections. The elections were the twelfth straight victory for the BDP. As of , this is the last time the BDP has won a general election. Background Following the 2014 elections, there were two opposing factions in parliament: the Umbrella for Democratic Change (an alliance of the Botswana National Front, the Botswana Movement for Democracy and the Botswana People's Party), and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP). In February 2017, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) also joined the Umbrella for Democratic Change, uniting all parlia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town (UCT) (, ) is a public university, public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university status in 1918, making it the oldest university in South Africa and the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest university in Sub-Saharan Africa in continuous operation. UCT is organised in 57 departments across six faculties offering Bachelor's degree, bachelor's (Education in South Africa#Higher education and training system, NQF 7) to Doctorate, doctoral degrees (Education in South Africa#Higher education and training system, NQF 10) solely in the English language. Home to 30,000 students, it encompasses six campuses in the Capetonian suburbs of Rondebosch, Hiddingh, Observatory, Cape Town, Observatory, Mowbray, Cape Town, Mowbray, and the Waterfront. It is the only African member of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) within the World Economic Forum, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Defence, Justice And Security (Botswana)
The Ministry of Defence and Security of Botswana aims to provide safety, protection and promote human rights and rule of law via the implementation of pertinent policies and programming in order to achieve peace and tranquility. The ministry oversees the following departments: * Botswana Defence Force * Botswana Prison Service * Attorney General's Chambers * Botswana Police Service List of ministers Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security (Botswana) Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security * Dikgakgamatso Ndelu Seretse (2008–2010) *Lesego Motsumi* (2010–2011) *Dikgakgamatso Ndelu Seretse (2012–2014) * Shaw Kgathi (2014–2019) * Kagiso Mmusi (2019–2022) *She is identified as the Acting Minister of Defence, Justice and Security in various sources. Ministry of Defence and Security * Kagiso Mmusi (2022–) See also * Politics of Botswana * Government of Botswana * Ministry of defence * List of current defence ministers * List of female defence ministers Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice President Of Botswana
The vice-president of Botswana is the second-highest executive official in the Government of Botswana. The vice-president is appointed by the president among elected members of the National Assembly. The vice-president is the constitutional successor of the president in case of a vacancy. The current vice-president is Ndaba Gaolathe. List of officeholders ;Political parties ;Symbols Died in office Timeline See also * Politics of Botswana * First Lady of Botswana * List of colonial governors of Bechuanaland * List of heads of state of Botswana * List of heads of government of Botswana References Vice-President Vice-President Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ... 1966 establishments in Botswana {{gov-job-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
