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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Mines and Minerals Act

Botswana, Ministry of Minerals, Energy & Water Resources

The act regulates the law relating to Mines and Minerals. It provides for the granting, renewal, and termination of mineral concessions, and fot the payment of royalties. The act outlines the ownership of minerals and...

Botswana • 1977 • Mining

Rent Control Act

Botswana, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services

This is an act to provide for the control of rents chargeable in respect of certain premises, and establishment of Rent Control Tribunal

Botswana • 1977 • Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Hypothecation Act

Botswana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

This is an act to provide for the securing of loans, advances and debts by hypothec granted over movable property.

Botswana • 1977 • Finance

Seeds Certification Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The act makes provisions for the testing and control of the sale, export, and use of seeds in Botswana. The act establishes seed-testing stations and allows for the appointment of official public seed-testers. The act,...

Botswana • 1976 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Lobatse 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 • 1976 • Democracy and Governance

Gaborone City Council (Public Land Excavation) (Control) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

This bye-law provide that without the written permission of the council no person will construct or dig or cause to be constructed or dug on any public land within the council area any hole, trench...

Botswana • 1976 • Democracy and Governance

Maize (Classification And Grading) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The regulation provide for the packing, classification and grading of maize. This regulation apply to maize which is either bought or sold or bought and sold by the Board commencing with the 1974/75 crop, but...

Botswana • 1976 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Sorghum (Classification And Grading) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This regulation apply to sorghum which is either bought or sold or bought and sold by the Board commencing with the 1974/75 crop, but shall not apply to any stocks of sorghum held by the...

Botswana • 1976 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Fish Protection Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The act specifies the powers of the Minister to: impose and prescribe conditions for the regulation of fishing; register boats employed in fishing; determine times and seasons for fishing of specific fish species; determine necessary...

Botswana • 1975 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Land Control Act

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The act provides for the control of transactions in agricultural land. No dealings in agricultural land, involving sale, transfer, lease , exchange, partition, or division shall be done without the consent of the Minister.

Botswana • 1975 • Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Fish Protection Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This is an Act that provides for the more effectual regulation, control, protection and improvement of fish and fishing in Botswana.

Botswana • 1975 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Agricultural Resources Conservation Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The act covers: the soils, waters, plant life and vegetation, vegetable products of the soil, animal life and fauna of Botswana (including animals, birds, reptiles, fishes, and insects), and other categories as decided by the...

Botswana • 1974 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Aquatic Weeds (Control) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The regulations addresses the management of entry of boats through the available entry points in Botswana. It chiefly highlights the permissible entry points for associated means of transportation.

Botswana • 1974 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Factories (Woodworking) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs

The regulations apply to all sawmills, and all other factories and building operations and works of engineering construction undertaken by way of trade or business or for the purpose of any industrial or commercial undertaking...

Botswana • 1974 • Labour

Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The act establishes the Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board. It provides for membership of the board, terms of office of members, payment of members, meetings of the board, powers and functions, as well as the financial...

Botswana • 1974 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Fauna Conservation (Driver-Couriers) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This regulation provide that no person shall be a driver courier except with written authorization

Botswana • 1974 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Administration Of Estates Act

Botswana, Ministry of Finance

This is an Act that makes provision for the administration of estates of deceased persons, minors, persons under curatorship, absent persons and all property given in trust by deceased. persons

Botswana • 1974 • Finance

Control of Goods, Prices and Other Charges Act

Botswana, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

The act grants regulation making powers to the Minister, for purposes of controlling, whenever the Minister deems necessary or expedient: the importation and exportation of any goods whether manufactured or not, or any class of...

Botswana • 1973 • Trade, Industry, and Investment

Tribal Land (Subordinate Land Boards) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The act provides for matters relative to the establishment and operation of Land Boards and the granting of customary and common law land rights to tribesmen and other persons. The regulations provide for matters relative...

Botswana • 1973 • Land, Housing, and Natural Resources