By Mqondisi Dube GABORONE, BOTSWANA — Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi is defending the country’s electoral body amid criticism of its preparedness as voting began Wednesday. Critics said some polling stations opened late, there weren’t enough stations to handle the number of voters,...

The Independent Electoral Commission’s preparedness has been questioned

Mokgweetsi Masisi cast his vote on Wednesday in an election that will determine whether he will serve a second term in office. His Botswana Democratic Party has governed the southern African nation since independence in 1966