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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Customary Law

Botswana, Ministry of Justice

This is an Act to provide for the application of customary law in certain actions before the courts of Botswana, to facilitate the ascertainment of customary law and to provide for matters ancillary

Botswana • 1969 • Justice

Matimela Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This regulation applies to matimela.

Botswana • 1969 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Town Council (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

These regulations make provision for appeal against refusal of issue of licence or permit, operation of banking account by the council, and period for balancing council’s accounts

Botswana • 1969 • Democracy and Governance

Presidential Election Supplementary Act, 1969

Botswana, Ministry of Justice

This Act makes supplemental provision to the constitution of Botswana for matters relating to the election of a president.

Botswana • 1969 • Democracy and Governance

Branding of Cattle (Additional Brands) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The order makes provisions for additional branding for cattle owned by the Botswana Meat Commission and allocated by the commission to independent graziers for grazing.

Botswana • 1969 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Forest Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The Act enforces the resolutions of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, as related to the trade of flora species in Botswana. The act provides for better regulation...

Botswana • 1968 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Forest (Declaration of Protected Trees) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Agriculture Development and Food Security

This Order provides for the establishment of forest reserves in certain areas. The areas specified in the schedule of this order shall be deemed to be forest reserves. It also includes the area of state...

Botswana • 1968 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Control Of Livestock Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

These regulations apply to the issuance of the license. Each person is entitled to one license and such license is only operative within the issuing district unless it is authorized to have effect in another...

Botswana • 1968 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Control Of Boreholes (Model) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Government

These bye-laws make provisions for registration of stock, fees, several stocks which may be registered at any borehole, watering of stock in an emergency, cancellation of registration, duties of an officer, and control of stock...

Botswana • 1968 • Democracy and Governance

Noxious Weeds Order

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The Order extends the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act to the noxious weeds listed in the schedule of the order.

Botswana • 1968 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Gaborone City Council (Dogs) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

These bye-laws make provision for the keeping, maintenance and licensing of dogs within the Gaborone council area.

Botswana • 1968 • Democracy and Governance

Livestock and Meat Industries (Producers' Agent) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The regulations on the registration of producers’ agents in the livestock and meat industries. No person shall act in the capacity of a producer’s agent in the abattoir unless he has been registered as a...

Botswana • 1968 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Electoral Act, 1968

Botswana, Ministry of Justice

The Electoral Act details the laws and guidelines relating to the election in Botswana such as qualification and registration of voters, electoral offences, electoral petitions and other election activities.

Botswana • 1968 • Democracy and Governance

Stock Diseases (Semen) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Health

No person shall introduce or cause to be introduced, dispose, or exchange into Botswana, any semen, except with an issued permit from necessary authorities. The regulations apply to bovine, equine, sheep, goat or pig semen.

Botswana • 1968 • Health

Fauna Conservation (Capture of Animals) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Enviroment, Wildlife & Tourism

The regulations detail the specificity of permit contents and the fees payable. Permits issued in terms of the sections of the Fauna Conservation act, authorizing the capturing of animals shall specify the species and number...

Botswana • 1968 • Forestry and Wildlife

Water Act

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

The Act defines the ownership of rights to the use of water. It specifies the use of public water and construction of works, casual water use, water use by owners and occupiers of land, right...

Botswana • 1968 • Utilities

Water Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

The regulations implement provisions of the Water Act of 1968. The regulations relate to: proceedings of the Water Apportionment Board, an application under the Water Act, appeals procedure, as well details of the Advisory Boards.

Botswana • 1968 • Utilities

Agricultural Charges (Fees) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

These regulations provide for no fee being charged in respect of the registration or cancellation of a certificate of indebtedness by the registrar of deeds under section 5 or 6 of the Act.

Botswana • 1967 • Agriculture and Rural Development