Thursday, September 3, 2009

Botswana Could Declare October 16 Public Holiday

Sources: The Sunday Standard (Gaborone) and Botswana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following this morning's issuance of a writ of elections, by Botswana President Lt. Gen. Ian Khama, announcing Friday, October 16th, 2009, as the date for the upcoming general election, opposition parties have, again, called on the President to declare election day a public holiday.