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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Bogosi Act

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

This is an Act to re-enact with amendments the provisions relating to Bogosi. It also provides for the recognition of tribes, and recognition of kogsi among others.

Botswana • 2008 • Democracy and Governance

Local Authorities Procurement And Asset Disposal Act

Botswana, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism

This is an act to provide for the appointment of procuring and disposal committees in local authorities, the establishment of a Competent Authority to monitor procurement processes in local authorities and to provide for the...

Botswana • 2008 • Environment and Climate Change

Industrial Development Act

Botswana, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

This is an Act to re-enact, with amendments, the Industrial Development Act. This act established a licensing committee with its duties, powers and constitution. And also established the Industrial Licensing Authority and establishment of Regional...

Botswana • 2008 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Trade Act

Botswana, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

This is an act that simplifies trade licensing procedures; empower a licensing committee in a council to issue trade licences within the council area; provide for comprehensive regulation of trade and for matters incidental thereto

Botswana • 2008 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Trade Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

These regulations provide for rules guiding different types of licenses like hardware licenses, hire service licenses, and fresh produce licenses among others.

Botswana • 2008 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Industrial Development Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism

These regulations make provision for application for an industrial license, produce new products, manufacture on additional premises, manufacture on the new location, transfer a license and registration of micro and small enterprises with Reservation of...

Botswana • 2008 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Water Utilities Corporation (Vesting Of Assets) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

These properties listed in the schedule to the order was vested absolutely in the Water Utilities Corporation with retrospective effect as from3rd March 1983.

Botswana • 2008 • Utilities

Botswana National HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines : 2008 Version

Botswana, Health and Wellness

These guidelines was designed for used by practitioners in the health sector for the treatment of HIV/AIDS in line with international standards. The guidelines covers HIV prevention, screening and testing, care for infected women and...

Botswana • 2008 • Health

Domestic Violence Act, 2008

Botswana

This is an Act specifying the necessary provisions to protect survivors of domestic violence and for all other incidental matters.

Botswana • 2008 • Gender and Human Rights

International Insurance Act

Botswana, Finance and Economic Development

This is an Act to make provision for licensing to carry on international insurance business and the supervision of international insurance firms and other related matters.

Botswana • 2008 • Finance

Livestock and Meat Industries Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The Act re-enacts, with amendments, the Livestock and Meat Industries Act, to provide for the slaughter of domestic livestock, farmed game, wild game and poultry for human consumption. The Act also addresses the control and...

Botswana • 2007 • Agriculture and Rural Development

African Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance

Botswana, Ministry of Justice

The African Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance are principles and guidelines adopted by member states of the African Union to promote free and fair elections, good governance and rule of law in African Union...

Botswana • 2007 • Democracy and Governance

Non-Bank FInancial Institution Regulation 2007

Botswana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

This Act establishes the regulations on the activities and conducts of non-bank financial institutions to ensure safety, orderliness and fairness in the financial system.

Botswana • 2007 • Finance

Botswana National Tuberculosis Programme Manual

Botswana, Health and Wellness

Theses evidence based manual outlines the government policies and strategy for effective TB control in Botswana, standardised treatment regimens according to TB case, community-based TB care, treatment of HIV-infected TB patients, and the surveillance and...

Botswana • 2007 • Health

Convention between Botswana and India on Taxation

Botswana, Finance and Economic Development

This is an Act covering the agreement between Botswana and the Government of the Republic of India for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion concerning taxes on income and on...

Botswana • 2007 • Finance

Companies Subsidiary Legislation

Botswana, Finance and Economic Development

This document provides the subsidiary legislation to the Companies Act as an addition to the Companies Act.

Botswana • 2007 • Finance