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Jurisdiction, justice, and the journey home: The San and Bayei people’s struggle to reclaim Chief’s Island (Khuti ya ga Mathiba), their indigenous and ancestral land ArticlesBotswanaSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Resources

Jurisdiction, justice, and the journey home: The San and Bayei people’s struggle to reclaim Chief’s Island (Khuti ya ga Mathiba), their indigenous and ancestral land

Botswana Guardian Weekend Post Xtra TheMidweek Sun 30 July Madelyn Evans  To an outsider’s eye, the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana’s Northwest District appears as a lush reserve, teeming with…
Staff Writer
1 August 2025
Desertification and Drought Day: Access to water information for drought resilience ArticlesBotswanaSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Climate JusticeSocio-Economic Rights Climate Justice ArticlesSocio-economic Rights News

Desertification and Drought Day: Access to water information for drought resilience

Botswana Guardian 20 June Emmanuela Sakala This year’s UN Desertification and Drought Day is commemorated under the theme “Restore the Land. Unlock the opportunities”, highlighting how land restoration boosts water…
Emma Heo
24 June 2025
Compulsory NGO registration – a death knell to activism? ArticlesBotswanaCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsMalawiZambiaZimbabwe

Compulsory NGO registration – a death knell to activism?

Botswana Guardian 30 May 2025 By Tambudzai-Gonese-Manjonjo There is a rising trend of countries in the region enacting laws that compel all non-governmental organisations to register in order to operate…
Tambudzai Gonese
30 May 2025
Botswana: Chobe Land Board v Rebeccah Banika BotswanaEquality RightsEquality Rights Completed CasesEquality Rights Women Ongoing CasesSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Climate JusticeSocio-economic Rights Climate Justice Completed CasesSocio-economic Rights Completed CasesSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights Completed Cases

Botswana: Chobe Land Board v Rebeccah Banika

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is working with the Botswana Khwedom Council to support Kgosi Rebeccah Banika, a female Chief, who challenged the decision of the Chobe Land Board to…
Staff Writer
31 March 2025
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Botswana Court rules Shua Khwe community is entitled to land as a condition for AfDB loan BotswanaEquality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Climate JusticeSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights News

Botswana Court rules Shua Khwe community is entitled to land as a condition for AfDB loan

31 March 2025, Francistown, Botswana. On 25 March 2025, the High Court of Botswana ruled in favour of the Shua Khwe community, represented by Kgosi Rebeccah Banika. The court dismissed,…
Staff Writer
31 March 2025