Botswana:   Court Overturns Law, Allows Women to Inherit Land

OSISA, 12 October 2012

The Botswana High Court today provided a huge boost to the struggle for gender equality in Botswana by striking down a discriminatory customary law that only allowed men to inherit… Read more »

Botswana:   Landmark Women's Rights Case in Botswana

OSISA, 10 October 2012

Everyone interested in women's rights in Botswana will be watching the High Court in Gaborone on the 11th October to see how it rules in a landmark case challenging a customary law… Read more »

Botswana:   Where Are Local Women Politicians?

OSISA, 29 November 2011

Botswana has been lauded as a true 'shining example of democracy in Africa', but when it comes to empowering women in politics the country is like most other African states. In… Read more »

Botswana:   Women Wearing Trousers Denied Access to Police Post

Gender Links, 30 August 2013

Bokaa is a village located approximately 50 kilometres from Botswana's capital city, Gaborone. Like many other villages in Botswana, Bokaa has a chief commonly referred to in… Read more »

Botswana:   Laying Down the Law On Women's Rights

OSISA, 6 November 2012

Four elderly sisters got to breathe a sigh of relief in Botswana in October. Due to a bombshell judgment from the Botswana High Court, they were able to stave off an eviction from… Read more »