Botswana

Currency: Pula (BWP)

Timezone: Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Major Cities: Gaborone

Botswana is a landlocked sovereign state in Southern Africa, sharing its border with Zambia and Zimbabwe to the Northeast, South Africa to the south and southeast, and Namibia to the North and West. The climate is semi-arid, characterised by warm winters and hot summers. The terrain is dominated in the southwest by the Kalahari Desert and is home to different wildlife, including elephants, antelopes, and giraffes.

The population of the country is approximately 2.3 million, comprising a diverse ethnic group such as the Basarwa, the Tswana, and the Kalanga, and the country’s official languages are English and Tswana. The country is politically stable with a democratic parliamentary republican type of government which is administratively divided into 6 town councils and 10 districts, including Gaborone —the state capital. The mining sector is the most important sector of the economy, and the major source of foreign exchange comes from diamonds, copper, beef, and textiles. In 2017, the country was classified as an upper-middle-income country by the World Bank. The principal objective of the country’s National Development Plan is to become a high-income country by 2036. However, the country faces the problems of drought and the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS.

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Environmental Assessment Act

Botswana, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism

This Act established the Environmental Assessment Practitioner Board. It is an Act to provide for environmental impact assessment to be used to assess the potential effect of planned developmental activities to determine and to provide...

Botswana • 2011 • Environment and Climate Change

Botswana National Water Policy

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

The policy was made to meet the increasingly complex challenges facing Botswana in the development of water resources and the sector. The goal and objective of the policy are to provide a national framework that...

Botswana • 2011 • Utilities

Malaria Policy

Botswana, Ministry of Health and Wellness

This policy serves as a guide to every government, private, non-governmental organization health worker that is involved in the planning and implementation of malaria eradication activities.

Botswana • 2011 • Health

National Health Policy

Botswana, Ministry of Health and Wellness

The policy highlights the country’s guide for the development of the health sector to improve access to quality health care and healthy lifestyle across Botswana.

Botswana • 2011 • Health

Aviation Security Act, 2011

Botswana, Ministry of Transport and Communications

This is an Act to provide for the safety of passengers, crew members, ground personnel and the general public and property involved in aviation; to prevent and safeguard against acts of violence or acts of...

Botswana • 2011 • Aviation

Botswana TB/HIV Policy Guidelines

Botswana, Health and Wellness

These policy guidelines was developed based on the demand of stakeholders involved in the care of dually infected patients for guidance on how best to develop and implement TB/HIV collaborative activities to address the threat...

Botswana • 2011 • Health

National Health Policy 2011

Botswana, Health and Wellness

This document highlights the government’s strategy and plan for the development of the health sector with the goal of ensuring all citizen have the opportunity to achieve and maintain the highest level of health and...

Botswana • 2011 • Health

Guidelines on Sharing Passive Communications Infrastructure

Botswana, Communication

This document specifies the guidelines on sharing passive communication infrastructure covering types of infrastructure, the procedure for negotiating sharing, terms, and conditions of sharing, and other general infrastructure sharing.

Botswana • 2011 • Information, Communication and Technology

Botswana Telecommunication Authority Tariffs Guidelines

Botswana, Communication

These guidelines specify the general information about the setting and filing of telecommunication tariffs and the procedure to be followed before charging a new tariff to any service or product in Botswana.

Botswana • 2011 • Information, Communication and Technology

Telecommunication Licence Revocation Procedures

Botswana, Communication

This document highlights the circumstances that could cause the government to revoke the license of a telecommunication service provider.

Botswana • 2011 • Information, Communication and Technology

Tourism (Reservation of Tourist Enteprises for Citizens) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism

These regulations provide for the reservation of tourist enterprises for citizens. It provides the list of tourist enterprises that are hereby reserved for the citizens of Botswana or companies which are wholly owned by citizens...

Botswana • 2010 • Culture and Tourism

Industrial Property Act

Botswana, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

The Act is the Industrial Property Act 2010. it provides for marks, patents and design with their designated office. The procedures guiding application, grant and registration of patent with the issuance of the certificate.

Botswana • 2010 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Industrial Property Act

Botswana, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

The Act is the Industrial Property Act 2010. it provides for marks, patents and design with their designated office. The procedures guiding application, grant and registration of patent with the issuance of the certificate.

Botswana • 2010 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Matimela (Variation Of Period Of Sale) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This order provides that the period within which any matimela may be sold under section 11 of the Act is varied to a period within six weeks from the date on which such matimela was...

Botswana • 2010 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Francistown City Council (Public Sewer) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The bye-laws provide for a duty of the council to keep map showing sewers, power of council to alter or close public sewer, power of council to agree to adopt sewer or sewerage disposal works,...

Botswana • 2010 • Democracy and Governance

Kgatleng District Council (Natural Resources Protection) Bye-Laws.

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

These bye-laws prohibit the removal of firewood, any natural resource or veld product from the Council area for any purpose without obtaining a permit. This bye-law provides for the application and granting of the permit.

Botswana • 2010 • Democracy and Governance