Botswanans brave hot weather to vote in general elections

Staff members work on ballot counting in Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana, Oct. 24, 2019. Botswana kicked off its 12th general election on Wednesday at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) with all the 2,296 polling stations opened on time across the 57 constituencies. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)