Botswana - Local government



Local government is carried out by 10 district councils and four town councils—Gaborone, Francistown, Lobatse, and Selebi-Pikwe. Executive authority in each district is vested in the district commissioner, who is appointed by the central government. The commissioner is assisted by the district council and the district development committee, which are partly appointed and partly elected. Botswana also has traditional village councils, called "kgotla", which serve as public forums at which villagers can express opinions.

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Caesar Kurewa
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I am a Political Science and Administration student at the University of Zimbabwe. Could you please assist me with more information on the development of local government in Botswana; the issue of community participation in local elections; sources of revenue; the structure of the local government system; structure of the councils, both local and rural;and the distribution of powers between the central government, local government and the traditional leadership.

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letsie molapo
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i am a student at the National university of Lesotho awritting a dissertation on local governance in African COUNTRIES
Could you please assist me with more information on the development of local government in Botswana; the issue of community participation in local elections; sources of revenue; the structure of the local government system; structure of the councils, both local and rural;and the distribution of powers between the central government, local government and the traditional leadership.
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