Almost half of Botswana’s new citizens since 2018 are Zimbabweans
Published: 31/Oct/2026
Source: Pindula News (Harare)
By Lovemore
Botswana has granted citizenship to 5,957 foreign nationals since 2018, with Zimbabweans accounting for almost half of all successful applicants, reported Dikgang.
Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Major General (Rtd) Pius Mokgware, revealed the figures while addressing the Ntlo ya Dikgosi (House of Chiefs). He said 2,947 Zimbabweans had acquired Botswana citizenship during the period.
South Africans were the second-largest group, with 1,327 citizenship grants, followed by Indians (320), Zambians (209) and Angolans (142).
Other recipients included citizens of Malawi (103), Lesotho (101), the Democratic Republic of Congo (66), Namibia (64), Kenya (62), Pakistan (53) and Britain (50).
Mokgware provided the figures in response to a question from Kgosi Khama IV of Ga-Mmangwato, who had asked how many foreign nationals had been granted Botswana citizenship between 2018 and the present.
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