2025 in Botswana
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Events in the year 2025 in Botswana.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Duma Boko
- Vice President: Ndaba Gaolathe
- Speaker of the National Assembly: Dithapelo Keorapetse
- Chief Justice of Botswana: Terence Rannowane
Events
[edit]- 24 February – 2025 Botswana floods: At least nine people are reported killed following nationwide floods in the past week.[1]
- 25 February – The government signs a new ten-year agreement with De Beers increasing the former's shares of diamond sales in their joint venture firm Debswana.[2]
- 28 May – Global Venture Partners (GVP) and the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) announce the establishment of GVP’s African headquarters in Botswana.[3]
- 4 July – The Top Achievers programme for high school students is scrapped due to Botswana's financial constraints.[4]
- 25 August – 2025 Botswana medical crisis: President Boko declares a nationwide public health emergency due to shortages of medicine and supplies in hospitals caused by budget shortfalls and reduction of aid from the United States.[5]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[6]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 29 May – Ascension Day
- 1 July – Seretse Khama Day
- 21 July – Presidents' Day
- 30 September – Botswana Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths
[edit]- 26 January – Gaositwe Chiepe, 102, minister of foreign affairs (1984–1994).[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "At least nine dead in Botswana floods following record rainfall". Africanews. 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Botswana, the country with the biggest diamonds, gets an improved 10-year deal with miner De Beers". AP News. 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Global venture partners joins forces with Botswana to drive economic growth and media expansion". IOL. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/botswana/the-voice-botswana/20250704/281565181761779 [bare URL]
- ^ "Botswana declares public health emergency over medicine shortage". Al Jazeera. 2025-08-26. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Botswana Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Mathala, Sharon (28 January 2025). "Dr Chiepe died peacefully at her home – Family". Mmegi. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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