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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Establishment of Subordinate Land Boards Order

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The order establishes subordinate land boards within districts and areas specified. Among other functions, the Subordinate Land Boards shall hear and adjudicate upon disputes concerning customary land grants or rights within their area of jurisdiction.

Botswana • 1973 • Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Essential Supplies And Services Act

Botswana, Government

This is an Act to empower the President to make regulations to provide for the control and maintenance of essential supplies and services

Botswana • 1973 • Democracy and Governance

Electricity Supply Act

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

This is an act that makes provision for the licensing and control of undertakings for the generation and supply of electricity

Botswana • 1973 • Energy

Establishment and Jurisdiction of Customary Courts Order

Botswana, Ministry of Justice

This Order is for the establishment and jurisdiction of customary court. The customary courts listed in the first column of the first schdule of this order have been established and recognized as customary courts within...

Botswana • 1972 • Justice

Kanye (Water Fees) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

This bye-laws applies to villages of Kanye, Moshupa, Mabutsane, Mmathethe, Moshaneng and Good Hope. It regulates water fees.

Botswana • 1972 • Democracy and Governance

Central District (Abattoir) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

This bye-law provide for the fee to be charged for the use of some facilities in the abbatoir. It provides rules governing the abbatoir and slaughtering of animals.

Botswana • 1972 • Democracy and Governance

Francistown Town Council (Abattoir) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

These bye-laws makes provision for the keeping, maintenance fees, cleanliness and slaughtering of animals at the abattoir.

Botswana • 1972 • Democracy and Governance

Aquatic Weeds (Control) Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The act prohibits the importation and general movement of aquatic weeds into and within Botswana. The act also details the regulations to be enforced by the Minister to drive adherence to the prohibitions. The penalties...

Botswana • 1971 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Prevention of Rabies Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The act contains the powers of the Director of Veterinary Services to declare areas as rabies control areas, and generally manage such areas. No animal shall be moved from, into, and from place to place...

Botswana • 1971 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Livestock Sales (Permits) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The regulations set out the acceptable forms of permit for livestock sales, fees payable, timeline for the issuance and submission of permits, the powers of the minister for exemption, as well as penalties.

Botswana • 1971 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Fauna Conservation (Trophy Dealers) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Enviroment, Wildlife & Tourism

The Regulations impose a duty of trophy dealers to make returns in the form prescribed in the relevant schedule. The returns concern importation and exportation and local trade in trophies. Trophy dealers are also mandated...

Botswana • 1971 • Culture and Tourism

Fauna Conservation (General) (Amendment) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Enviroment, Wildlife & Tourism

An amendment to regulations 3, 4, and the first schedule of the Fauna Conservation (General) Regulations of 1968. The amendment also revokes regulation 6.

Botswana • 1971 • Culture and Tourism

Livestock Control (Model) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

These bye-laws does not apply to any animal subject to the provisions of the Matimela Act. It provide rules govening livestock.

Botswana • 1971 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Dogs (Model) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

These bye-laws applies to any district that has adopted it. It provides rules governing the control and issuing of license for dog.

Botswana • 1971 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (General) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

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

Botswana • 1971 • Democracy and Governance

Gaborone City Council (Abattoir) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

These bye-laws makes provision for the keeping, maintenance fees, cleanliness and slaughtering of animals at the abattoir.

Botswana • 1971 • Democracy and Governance

Veterinary Surgeons Act

Botswana, Ministry of Health and Wellness

This is an Act to provide for the registration and control of veterinary surgeons and for other matters incidental thereto and connected with the practice of veterinary surgery and veterinary medicine

Botswana • 1971 • Health

Tribal Land Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The regulations include the Tribal Land (Subordinate Land Boards) and the Tribal Land (Land Border Service) regulations. The act provides for matters relative to the establishment and operation of Land Boards and the granting of...

Botswana • 1970 • Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Tribal Land Act

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The act provides for the establishment of tribal land boards for tribal areas set out in the schedules; to vest tribal land in such boards; and to define the powers and duties of such boards....

Botswana • 1970 • Land, Housing, and Natural Resources