AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoBotswana Civic Space: Government deregistered 5,796 societies in a sweeping crackdown published in the Gazette, affecting churches, burial societies, sporting clubs, alumni groups, business and cultural bodies, and other community organisations. South Africa Immigration Tensions: As protests and threats grow ahead of a June 30 deadline for undocumented people, debate is heating up over whether communities are slipping from constitutional order into mob justice. Eswatini Anniversary Politics: Five years after the 2021 Mbabane massacre of pro-democracy activists, fear still defines eSwatini’s political climate, with no suspects brought to book and heavy emphasis on stability. Botswana Arts & Identity: Gaborone’s Where Stories Meet exhibition brings San and local creatives together, using art to push back against erasure. Music & Entertainment: Shanti Lo marks 25 years with a Botswana Craft celebration, while Makhadzi returns to Botswana for a one-woman show. Lifestyle in Gaborone: Fruit picking is becoming a new weekend trend for families, turning orchards into social outings. Sports & Community: Unaswi Matebu is remembered for leadership in hockey and sustainability work in Botswana’s Olympic movement.
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