Botswana: Woman deputy speaker, but fewer women MPs

Gaborone, November 7, 2024: As Botswana’s historic first change of government in almost six decades wraps-up, the National Assembly has elected Helen Pushie Manyeneng the Deputy Speaker of the 13th Parliament. On 6 November, elected parliamentarians voted for six Special Elected Members of Parliament (SEMP), half of whom were women. This brought women’s representation in the National Assembly […]

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