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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Co-operative Societies Act

Botswana, Ministry of Finance

The Act provides for the registration, control, and liquidation of co-operative societies. The act outlines registration guidelines, duties and privileges of societies, rights and liabilities of members, property and funds of registered societies, audit, inspection,...

Botswana • 1964 • Finance

Co-operative Societies Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Finance

The Regulations are premised on the Cooperative Societies Act of 1964. Among others, it makes provisions for registration of societies and registration fees; address of the society to be registered; membership; nominees; division of profits;...

Botswana • 1964 • Finance

National Development Bank Act

Botswana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

This is an act that makes provisions for the establishment and administration of a National Development Bank, the powers, duties and functions of the bank, and matters incidental thereto.

Botswana • 1964 • Finance

Branding of Cattle (Authorized Officers) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The order gives an outline of persons designated as authorized officers for the branding of cattle.

Botswana • 1963 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Fencing Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

The regulations provide guidelines on fencing

Botswana • 1962 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Fencing (Application Of Act) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

The order listed the designated areas in the first and second schedules to the order.

Botswana • 1962 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Tsetse Fly Control Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The regulations contain directions that must be complied with by persons travelling in parts of Botswana that have been declared to be sleeping sickness areas.

Botswana • 1962 • Health

Waterworks Act

Botswana, Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

This is an Act to allow for the establishment of water authorities in townships, confer certain duties and powers upon such water authorities, and to provide for the acquisition of existing waterworks and other related...

Botswana • 1962 • Utilities

Waterworks Act

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

The Act provides for the constitution of water authorities in townships. It confers certain duties and powers upon such water authorities, and for the acquisition of existing waterworks.

Botswana • 1962 • Utilities

Waterworks (Prescribed Charges) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

The Order sets out the water charges to be paid for receiving a supply of water within the Francistown Township.

Botswana • 1962 • Utilities

Branding of Cattle Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The Act provides for the marking, by the method of branding, of cattle (any bull, cow or ox, or any heifer or calf which has been weaned), with a distinctive mark. It provides for the...

Botswana • 1962 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Control Of Maize Milling Act

Botswana, Ministry of Investment, Ministry of Agriculture

This is an act to make provision for the control of maize milling

Botswana • 1961 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Building Society Act, 1961

Botswana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

The Act provides guidelines for the establishment, operations and activities of building societies in Botswana.

Botswana • 1961 • Finance

Purchase Of Agricultural Produce Act.

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This is an Act that makes provision for regulating title purchase of agricultural produce from the primary producers thereof.

Botswana • 1960 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Movement of Stock (Restriction) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

The order prohibits the movement of all stock in Botswana, except under a permit issued for each removal by a person authorized by the Director to issue such a permit.

Botswana • 1960 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Land Survey Act

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

An Act to provide for the survey of land in Botswana and to define units of land measure to be recognised in Botswana and for matters incidental thereto. It established the Land Survey Council and...

Botswana • 1959 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources