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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Maun Waterworks Areas Order

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

Prohibit use of water for certain purposes.

Botswana • 1993 • Utilities

Maun Waterworks Areas Order

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

Prohibit use of water for certain purposes.

Botswana • 1993 • Utilities

Electricity Supply (Licensing) Regulations

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

This regulation provide for the application for license with conditions and forms of license for for generation or supply of electricity charges

Botswana • 1993 • Energy

Food Control Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

It provide for the stablishment of National Food Control Board and it functions which include the promotion and protection of personal and public health by ensuring the provision of safe and wholesome food to consumers,...

Botswana • 1993 • Health

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act

Botswana, Ministry of Enviroment, Wildlife & Tourism

The act gives effect to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which Botswana is a party to. It provides for the establishment, control and management of national...

Botswana • 1992 • Culture and Tourism

Moshupa Waterworks Area Order

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

The order prohibits activities in the Moshupa Waterworks area related to: new private connections, washing of vehicles by hose pipes, forms of irrigation or watering of gardens, use of water for major construction activities. The...

Botswana • 1992 • Utilities

Natural Resources Protection (Model) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Enviroment, Wildlife & Tourism

It is stipulated that “No person shall remove any natural resource from Council Areas except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a removal of permit”. The bye-laws contain an outline of...

Botswana • 1992 • Environment and Climate Change

Establishment of Subordinate Land Boards (Amendment) Order

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The amendment establishes a Subordinate Land Board to be known as Mogoditshane Subordinate Land Board, with their specified area of jurisdiction.

Botswana • 1992 • Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Declaration Of Private Game Reserve Order

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This order in it schedule declare some areas as private game reserve and make guidelines regulating certain practices.

Botswana • 1992 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Natural Resources Protection (Model) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The bye-laws applies to application for removal permit, issuance and period of validity of the permit among others.

Botswana • 1992 • Democracy and Governance

Tourism Act

Botswana, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism

Estalishment of the regulatory body known as Tourist Industry Licensing Board. It is act that make provisions for regulating the tourist industry with a view to promoting its development and well-being.

Botswana • 1992 • Culture and Tourism

Botswana Savings Bank Act, 1992

Botswana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

The Act provides for the establishment of the Botswana Savings Bank, owned by the government to provide banking and financial services to the citizens of Botswana.

Botswana • 1992 • Finance

Prohibition of Hunting Order

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The order prohibits hunting of animals in the Kwando and Savuti controlled hunting areas. Concession holders are allowed hunting in these areas only with permission from appropriate administrative authorities.

Botswana • 1991 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Sowa Township Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

This regulation established the Sowa Township Authority. The Authority have power to appoint the Finance committee, educational committee and such other committee for effective discharge of it duties. However, the power to make bye-laws cannot...

Botswana • 1991 • Democracy and Governance

Prohibition Of Use Of Water In Lobatse Waterworks Area Order

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

This Order provide for the prohibition of water for specific purpose for example filling or topping up swimming pool, and of washing motor vehicles by hosepipe and watering gardens by hosepipe by consumers supplied by...

Botswana • 1990 • Utilities

Jwaneng Town Council (Abattoir) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

These bye-laws makes provision for the keeping, maintenance fees, cleanliness, feeding, and slaughtering of animals at the abattoir. It also provides for condemnation of meat, introduction of meat into township restricted, and authority of manager.

Botswana • 1990 • Democracy and Governance

Co-operative Societies Act

Botswana, Ministry of Finance

The act replaces the Co-operative Societies Act of 1962 and provides for the appointment of a Commissioner for Co-operative Development; to supervise the formation, registration and management of co-operatives and to encourage co-operative development. The...

Botswana • 1989 • Finance

Central District Council (Markets) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

These bye-laws applies to the control and maintenance of market, hiring of stalls, subletting of stalls, cleanliness of stalls and erecting of building in the market among others.

Botswana • 1989 • Democracy and Governance