AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoGaborone Culture Calendar: The Gaborone Book Festival returns after a three-year break (20–22 August), with Botswana writers back in the spotlight and Netflix-linked author Sue Nyathi among the buzz. Food & Lifestyle: Taste The World brings Nigeria, Mexico and Asian flavours to Joy City Park on 29 August, with a playful Botswana twist on seswaa. Language & Inclusion: Kgatleng Central MP Mpho Morolong pushes for sign language to be recognised as an official language, taking the motion to the SADC Parliamentary Forum. Sports & Youth: Preparations are underway for the 2026 Independence Kids Run in Gaborone (26 September) as Botswana marks 60 years of independence. Public Life & Governance: Parliament launches a capacity-building drive for MPs, covering everything from gender equality to climate change and SRHR. Conservation Watch: Kgalagadi lions go under the lens as a new population census begins across the transfrontier park. Justice & Rights: A High Court procedural step moves the Butale case forward over the removal of sodomy-law provisions. Community Wellbeing: Botswana Prison Service signs a partnership with Boitekanelo College, focusing on counselling for inmates serving life sentences.
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