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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Jwaneng Town Council (General) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

These bye-laws make provision for the keeping and control of livestock, cleaning and sanitation of the environment, street numbering, fire control measures and guidelines for business premises.

Botswana • 1981 • Democracy and Governance

Forest (Declaration of Protected Trees) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism

The order specifies all tree species declared to be protected trees in specified parts of Botswana constituting State land.

Botswana • 1981 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Forest (Declaration of Protected Trees) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism

The order specifies all tree species declared to be protected trees in specified parts of Botswana constituting State land.

Botswana • 1981 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Fauna Conservation (General) Regulations.

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

These regulations provide for form distinctive marks on ivory or horn marked under section 67 of the Act. and powers of honorary game officers.

Botswana • 1980 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Town and Country Planning (Transfer of Planning Functions) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The statutory instrument is based on the town and country planning act of 1977. The order designates planning areas and specifies the authority to which functions of the board to grant permission for development are...

Botswana • 1980 • National Development

Town and Country Planning (Declaration of Planning Areas) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The Order declares areas of land that are categorized as planning areas. It makes provisions for access to copies of relevant maps for applicants seeking permission for any development in planning areas.

Botswana • 1980 • National Development

Town and Country Planning (General Development) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The Order applies to all planning areas. The order makes clarifications on the types and classes of development that are subject to permission from necessary authorities. It also specifies conditions and limitations guiding all development...

Botswana • 1980 • National Development

Tribal Land (Amendment) Act

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

An amendment to section 3 of the Tribal Land Act of 1970.

Botswana • 1980 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Town and Country Planning Act

Botswana, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

The Act empowers the Minister to declare by order published in the Gazette, areas of land in Botswana to be planning areas. The Act also makes provisions for the orderly and progressive development of land...

Botswana • 1980 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Mines and Minerals (Amendment) Act

Botswana, Ministry of Minerals, Energy & Water Resources

An amendment of sections 2, 13, and 71 of the Mines and Minerals Act of 1977.

Botswana • 1980 • Mining

Botswana Power Corporation (Electricity) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security

These bye-laws make provisions for the supply of electricity, and the installation and inspection of meter cabinet or box.

Botswana • 1979 • Energy

Control Of Goods (Importation Of Eggs And Poultry Meat) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

These regulations apply to restriction on the importation of eggs and poultry meat, application for import permit, import permit to be presented at the place of entry, the validity of import permit, return of import...

Botswana • 1979 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Police Act

Botswana, Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security

This Act makes provision for the enrolment, discipline, control and administration of the Botswana Police Service, Special constables and a Police Reserve and a Police Council.

Botswana • 1979 • Defence and Security

Botswana Police Act

Botswana, Defence, Justice and Security

This is an Act to provide for the enrolment, discipline, control, and administration of the Botswana Police Service; including for Special constables, Police Reserve, and Police Council; and for other ancillary matters.

Botswana • 1979 • Defence and Security