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For over two decades, Botswana's vice presidents have ascended to the presidency almost seamlessly without seeking a direct electoral mandate, a constitutional mechanism that evolved into political tradition. The article suggests this automatic succession path may not apply to the current or future vice president.
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Botswana's long-standing vice-presidential succession tradition may not continue, signaling potential constitutional and political change ahead.
For over two decades, Botswana's vice presidents have ascended to the presidency almost seamlessly without seeking a direct electoral mandate, a constitutional mechanism that evolved into political tradition. The article suggests this automatic succession path may not apply to the current or future vice president.
A new academic paper published in the Statute Law Review argues that Botswana's courts have increasingly dismissed election petitions on procedural technicalities at the expense of substantive justice, undermining public confidence in the country's electoral dispute system.
A forensic audit by R4 Forensics has uncovered gross financial misconduct at the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana, finding that government subventions were misrecorded as revenue to declare phantom profits.
The Competition Authority has blocked Debswana Pension Fund's proposed acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Bona Life Insurance, ruling that the deal would substantially lessen competition and deepen concentration in the financial services sector.