Kutlwano Magazine

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY (1966)

Source : KUTLWANO

Author : J Norman England

Location : GABORONE

Event : Column-This month in history

With the coming of independence Her Majesty`s Commissioner will leave, and the Head of State in Botswana will be the President, Dr Seretse Khama, with Mr. Quett Masire as his Vice-President.

Under the republican form of Constitution the President of Botswana is elected for the period of the life of the National Assembly, unless he at an earlier date resigns. He is also the executive head of Government and presides over a Cabinet consisting of himself, the Vice-President and six other Ministers drawn from the National Assembly.

The Legislative power of the Republic is vested in the Parliament of Botswana, which consists of 31 elected members, four specially elected members and the Attorney-General (who can speak but not vote in the Assembly).

Under the Independence Constitution there is also a House of Chiefs, available to advise the Government in the exercise of its responsibilities, and in addition the National Assembly is prohibited from proceeding with any bill which particularly affects a defined range of subjects relating to matters of tribal concern unless it has been referred to the House of Chiefs.

The British Government has assured the Bechuanaland/Botswana Government of its desire to continue to provide budgetary and development aid and technical assistance after Independence, subject to the limitations imposed by Britain`s own economic position. Britain will be represented in Botswana by a High Commissioner, Mr. J. Gandee, who will reside in Gaberones. Botswana is applying for Commonwealth membership.

Preparations have been going on for the past three or four months for Botswana`s Independence Celebrations, which will begin on September 27, with the arrival of Her Royal Highness Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, who will represent the Queen at the celebrations. There will be bornfires on the hilltops throughout the country at midnight on September 29, when the Union Jack comes down and the flag of the new Independent Botswana Republic goes up in its place in Gaberones and other centres throughout the country.

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AT THE END OF THIS MONTH (SEPTEMBER 1966) THE BRITISH DEPENDENCY, THE BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE, WILL CEASE TO EXIST, AND BE REPLACED BY THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA.

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Editors Note

We return once more with another mouthwatering edition. We bring you the Miss Botswana 2026 as our cover story to encourage young beautiful ones out there that hard work and perseverance always pays.

Our youth need to know that their God-given talent can be utilised to earn them a living. Be it in sport, beauty pageants or any pursuit they wish to undertake.

Life is not always about having a white or blue-collar job, waking each day to sit behind a desk in an office or working for someone or some company. It is all about maximising every little opportunity we have to accomplish that, which we desire.

We also feature a story of the Botswana Sports Awards, which saw a young man of the moment, a 400 metre World Champion and a national records breaker, Collen Kebinatshipi become the toast of the awards night. He came out of the night as the biggest winner.

This edition also brings to you the Foot and Mouth Disease painful reality as the nation continues to grapple with having very limited supply of beef.

Lesotho Jazz Music artist, Budhaza once sang that he has never seen a feast with no meat (Mokete o senang nama, kere ha ke so o bone). The reality is that this disease has truly affected one of the nation’s staple foods, beef. Lets all do what is necessary to ensure it does not continue to become a thorn in the flesh (beef) of our beloved cattle-rearing nation.

This edition also contains a solemn feature of a nation in grief following the death of its 3rd President, Dr Festus Gontebanye Mogae. The distinguished statesman was widely loved and appreciated for so many things that he was to Botswana and the world.

We see it fit to share with you his story and to help you find closure in this edition. Rra Nametso was laid to rest in Phomolong at the upmarket Phakalane Suburb in the North of the capital city, Gaborone.

In other news, we share with you stories of Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional integration. We share a story of late former South Africa President and global icon, Dr Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela use of an airstrip in Kanye during the apartheid struggle.

We feature also a story about a monument built in Lobatse to remember Dr Mandela. So sit back and enjoy the read as well as many other interesting articles.

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