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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Importation Of Bees Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This Act provides that bees will not be imported from any place without the written permission of the President. And powers of the president, an administrative officer or anyone so authorized to inspect, disinfect or...

Botswana • 1910 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Importation Of Bees Order

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This order apply to provisions of section 2(a) of the Act that it shall not apply in respect of the importation from Zimbabwe of bees native to Zimbabwe or in respect of the importation from...

Botswana • 1910 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Railway Land Act

Botswana, Ministry of Transport and Communications

These regulations provide that the areas of land which, before 11th March 1908, were the property of Chief Khama and are more particularly described in the Schedule and delineated on diagrams signed by the Chief...

Botswana • 1908 • Transportation

British South Africa Company Land Act

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

The Act vests specified land in the British South Africa Company Limited and make provision for certain rights of the company, the President of Botswana and the Minister in respect of the vested land.

Botswana • 1905 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Railway (Compensation For Livestock) Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This is an Act that makes provision as to the compensation of owners of stock killed or injured by trains running on lines of railway.

Botswana • 1904 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Transfer Duty Act, 1891

Botswana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

The Act establishes the guidelines for all activities related to the payment of transfer duty.

Botswana • 1891 • Finance

Customary Courts Act

Botswana, Ministry of Justice

This is an Act that consolidates and amend the law relating to customary courts. It provides for the establishment and recognition of customary courts. It makes provision for the civil and criminal jurisdiction of customary...

Botswana •   • Justice

Plant Protection Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This Act makes provisions for the establishment and functions of the National Plant Protection Organization. The organization shall perform the following function among others; implementation of the IPPC and the international standards for phytosanitary, issuing...

Botswana •   • Agriculture and Rural Development

Statistics (Farming Production and Accounts) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

These regulations relate to farmers. Farmers in the regulations mean any person who is, or at any time after the 1st July 1969, was, engaged in farming operations on his account on land registered in...

Botswana •   • Agriculture and Rural Development

Sleeping Sickness Act

Botswana, Ministry of Health and Wellness

This Act makes provision for the sleeping sickness area, the restricted areas and those exempted, preventive measures in place and the administrative order for the prevention of the sickness.

Botswana •   • Health

Control of Goods (Animal Feeds Additives and Growth of Promoters) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

These regulations provide that no person shall purchase, supply or sell hormones and estrogens, anabolic steroids, zearonal, antibiotic feed additives and animal feeds containing antibiotics to promote growth in any animal except with a written...

Botswana •   • Trade, Industry and Investment

Land Survey

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 •   • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Land Survey Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

These regulations provide that a land surveyor shall avail himself of all available information regarding the land before carrying out the survey. The equipment required, field measurement and observation, and the power of the Director...

Botswana •   • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Fencing Act

Botswana, Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Development

This Act applies to areas published in the gazette as directed by the president. It provides for rules that guide fencing in the areas.

Botswana •   • Infrastructure and Construction

Food Control Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This Act established the National Food Control Board which shall advise the Minister on all matters arising out of the administration of the provisions of the Act, and perform such other functions incidental thereto. It...

Botswana •   • Agriculture and Rural Development

Declaration Of Private Game Reserves Order

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This order declares some areas as a private game reserve and a list of the person entitled to hunt in the private game reserve.

Botswana •   • Agriculture and Rural Development

Deeds Registry Act

Botswana, Ministry of Justice

This is an Act to consolidate and amend the laws in force in Botswana relating to the registration of deeds. This act establishes the Deed Registry and provides for the appointment and duties of the...

Botswana •   • Justice

Deeds Registry Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Justice

These regulations apply to the preparation of deeds and documents at the registry. It provides for means of identifying persons.

Botswana •   • Justice