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	About Botswana - UN Botswana
		Botswana is a land-locked nation centred in Sub-Saharan Africa with an impressive biodiversity comprised of both desert (the Kgalagadi / Kalahari of central and western districts) and wetlands (the Okavango Delta and Chobe region of the north).
		Botswana's massive terrain boasts, in proportion, a relatively small population of only 1.6 million people (2001 Census results pending), the settlement of which is mostly concentrated in the eastern reaches of the country.
		Botswana's parliament is bicameral, which is comprised of the House of Chiefs and the National Assembly.
	www.unbotswana.org.bw /about_b.html (717 words)

	Botswana Information Center - botswana safari
		Botswana is dominated by the Kalahari Desert, which covers up to 70% of the land surface of botswana hotels the country.
		Botswana's impressive map of botswana economic record has been built on the foundation of wisely air botswana using revenue generated from diamond mining gaborone botswana water quality to fuel economic development through prudent fiscal policies and a cautious foreign policy.
		Some of Botswana's budget deficits can be traced to relatively high military expenditures (of roughly 4% of GDP in 2004, according to the CIA World Factbook), which some critics contend is unnecessary given the low likelihood of international conflict (though the Botswana government also makes use of these troops for multilateral operations and assistance efforts).
	www.scipeeps.com /Sci-Official_Languages_A_-_C/Botswana.html (2573 words)

	Information and Institutions: The Relationship Between the Executive and Legislature in Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The supreme legislative authority in Botswana is Parliament; consisting of the President and the National Assembly, and where tribal and customary matters are involved, Parliament acts in consultation with the House of Chiefs.
		To assist in their work, staff at the Botswana parliament have the support of the Botswana Parliament Library services, including holdings of books which are often outdated and irrelevant, parliamentary clippings made from local newspapers and mostly Zimbabwean and South African newspapers.
		Researchers at the Botswana Parliament are not specialists in different areas, and because they are very few they are expected to deal with an array of issues.
	www.slis.ualberta.ca /cais2000/serema.htm (3261 words)

	OCS: About Botswana - Gorata's Home Country.
		Gorata is travelling from Botswana in Southern Africa to Ganada in North America, for life-saving cancer treatment.
		Botswana is a land-locked country in southern Africa.
		Less than 1% of the land is used for farming, and Botswana imports the majority of it's food from South Africa.
	www.orphancancer.org /Gorata/factfile (476 words)

	SARPN - Botswana
		Botswana was consistent in her application of free market principles and practices and pro-growth policies and strategies in minerals, land, agricultural and social development.
		Botswana continued to be a member of the Southern African Customs Union and the Rand Monetary Area, in spite of several military attacks on and other punitive measures against us for our support of the liberation movements, which were dubbed terrorist organisations.
		Botswana's development experience may not be perfect, but many independent development analysts have concluded, that the lives of the vast majority of Batswana have been significantly improved by Government policies and programmes.
	www.sarpn.org.za /documents/d0001114 (3393 words)

	Botswana Economy
		Botswana's impressive economic record has been built on the foundation of wisely using revenue generated from diamond mining to fuel economic development through prudent fiscal policies and a cautious foreign policy.
		Botswana’s parliament recently adopted both a Privatization Master Plan and a new Competition Policy that are aimed at fostering economic diversification.
		Botswana is currently also negotiating a free trade agreement with Mercosur and an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union as part of SADC, and opened negotiations with China and India in 2005.
	www.traveldocs.com /bw/economy.htm (1819 words)

	Botswana College of Agriculture - Stackyard Further Afield
		Much of Botswana is covered with ancient windblown Kalahari sands and the fossilised remains of a former desert.
		A very flat country with hilly areas along the Limpopo valley in the east, Botswana is semi-arid with rainfall figures of between 600 mm in the north to 200 mm in the south-west.
		The Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA) was established on 31st May 1991 when Act No.9 - Botswana College of Agriculture Act 1991, enacted by Parliament of Botswana came into effect.
	www.tumpline.com /stackyard/world/history/mar00.html (200 words)

	Botswana Human Rights Practices, 1995 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The House of Chiefs, an advisory upper chamber of Parliament with limited powers, is constitutionally restricted to the eight "principal tribes" of the Tswana nation.
		Botswana has only one export processing zone--in the town of Selebi- Phikwe--which is subject to the same labor laws as the rest of the country.
		Botswana law permits a maximum 48-hour workweek, exclusive of overtime which is payable at time and a half for each additional hour.
	www.usemb.se /human/human95/botswana.htm (3448 words)

	The Parliament - Index of Ministries - Republic of Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		To facilitate parliament to serve as an overall "guardian'' of the nation by ensuring that all public funds are used for intended authorised purposes through the public accounts committee, as well as authorised raising of national revenue through taxation, loans etc.
		To facilitate the parliament in its role of ensuring that the country's customary and cultural heritage is preserved and blended in the laws of Botswana through national representation by the chiefs in the house of chiefs.
		Ensuring at all times efficient and effective management and administration of all Human and material resources of parliament and the house of chiefs, in order to ensure that Parliament, all its committees and the House of Chiefs run and operate efficiently and smoothly at all times and at the highest level possible.
	www.gov.bw /government/the_parliament.html (587 words)

	Civil-Military Relations in Botswana's Developmental State
		Botswana's "exceptionality," to use Kenneth Good's expression, as a frontrunner in democratic politics is based in part on the successful blending of the liberal democratic institutions with traditional institutions, which are based on bogosi (chieftainship).
		After Botswana and South Africa intervened in Lesotho, there was a popular perception that the president and his cabinet ought to have consulted parliament before it made the decision to intervene.
		The decision by the Botswana Government to remove the BDF from roadblocks was in part a response to charges of alleged harassment of South African white tourists at roadblocks.
	web.africa.ufl.edu /africa/asq/v5/v5i2a3.htm (10356 words)

	globalinfo.org - Oct 29, BOTSWANA (#33186)
		The fact that the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is widely expected to win the Oct. 30 vote has contributed to the low key coverage of the campaign beyond the country's borders - as has Botswana's economic success.
		However, a number of electoral reforms were adopted after the 1999 election, such as the lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18, the formation of an independent electoral commission to run polls and the introduction of a process that allows Batswana outside the country to take part in elections.
		Botswana was became the first country in Africa to provide HIV-positive citizens with free anti-retroviral drugs.
	www.globalinfo.org /eng/reader.asp?ArticleId=33186 (911 words)

	AEGiS-AP: Botswana choses a parliament; voters concerned over treatment for AIDS
		GABORONE, Botswana (AP) -- Botswana chose a parliament Saturday, with the ruling Democratic Party favored to keep the lock on power it has had for 38 years.
		Mogae's strongest rival was expected to be Otsweletse Moupo, a former public prosecutor and leader of the Botswana National Front.
		Mogae's party won 54.3 percent of the vote and 33 Parliament seats in the last elections in 1999, when three quarters of the country's 460,000 registered voters turned out.
	www.aegis.com /news/ap/2004/AP041055.html (739 words)

	1997 Human Rights Reports: Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Parliament ratified nine international labor conventions and adopted national policies on children and on care of the disabled.
		In April female political leaders in conjunction with a local NGO launched the Botswana Caucus for Women Councillors and Parliamentarians to work for equal representation of men and women in local government and Parliament, both as elected members and as participating citizens.
		Botswana has only one export processing zone--in the town of Selebi-Phikwe--which is subject to the same labor laws as the rest of the country.
	www.usemb.se /human/human97/botswana.html (4050 words)

	Botswana
		The roots of Botswana's democracy lie in Setswana traditions, exemplified by the Kgotla, or village council, in which the powers of traditional leaders are limited by custom and law.
		Botswana joins the African consensus on most major international matters and is a member of international organizations such as the United Nations and the African Union (AU).
		Botswana is one of the 15 focus countries for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief and began receiving funding and assistance under this program in January 2004.
	www.infoplease.com /country/profiles/botswana.html (3047 words)

	Botswana parliament throws out MP for claiming AIDS cure
		Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A Botswana Member of Parliament was Tuesday thrown out of the house for claiming that he can cure AIDS patients.
		Leader of the Botswana Opposition Alliance Movement called a local radio to commend the speaker for expelling the MP for his utterances that he said demonstrated the MP's ignorance.
		A college lecturer and church pastor in Botswana recently captured the attention of the country when he said he could cure AIDS with prayer and water.
	www.aegis.com /news/pana/2001/PA011148.html (523 words)

	afrol News - Botswana parliament dissolved before polls
		According to presidential spokesman Jeff Ramsay, the announcement by the Batswana President constitutionally is "a routine step ahead of general elections." President Mogae thus did not stay for long at Parliament, but travelled out of the capital for several meetings.
		Botswana is also to organise presidential polls in October this year.
		In the 1999 general elections, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won 33 of the 40 contested parliamentary seats (54.2 percent of the votes).
	www.afrol.com /articles/13885 (397 words)

	BCA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Botswana Agricultural College (BAC), was formally established in 1967 at Content Farm, Sebele Gaborone, when the Ministry of Agriculture decided to transfer the certificate in Agriculture course, which had been offered since 1959 at Mahalapye.
		Following the break-up of the University of Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland in 1975 planning for higher level education in agricultural sciences was speeded up and by 1978, agreement had been reached between the Government of Botswana and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for an expansion project of the college.
		BCA was officially inaugurated as an Associate Institution of the University of Botswana at the later's 11th Congregation held at Sebele on 2nd November, 1991.
	www.bca.bw /general_information/gi_history.shtm (1248 words)

	Implementing Laws and Regulations - Text Geneva Conventions Act, 1970 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		An Act to enable effect to be given in Botswana to certain international conventions made at Geneva on the 12th of August, 1949, and for purposes connected therewith
		(4) In passing sentence on a protected internee a court shall take into account the fact that the internee is not a national of Botswana, and shall be free to reduce, and shall not be obliged to impose, any minimum penalty which may have been prescribed for the offence with which he is charged.
		If sentence of death is pronounced on a protected prisoner of war or a protected internee, the sentence shall not be executed before the expiration of a period of at least six months from the date when the protecting power is notified of the final judgment imposing or confirming such sentence.
	www.icrc.org /ihl-nat.nsf/0/A3D0BFFE0FC00887C1256B48003A08E4 (998 words)

	An MBendi Profile: Botswana Stock Exchange - BSE
		The Botswana share market was established in 1989 and became the Botswana Stock Exchange in 1995.
		All listings are included in the only index, the Botswana Share Market Index, which is weighted according to the volume of shares in issue and the current bid price.
		During 1997, the Botswana Stock Exchange saw increased investor interest arising from positive economic developments such as the 1997 national budget, cheap share prices and forecasts of average corporate earnings growth of 20%.
	www.mbendi.co.za /exbo.htm (507 words)

	Mmegi Online ::> news we need to know
		Alexander was giving evidence in chief on last week in the case where Basarwa have taken government to court to challenge their relocation from CKGR.
		The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP candidate for the Gaborone West North by-election has said that he wants to join the National Assembly to protect his Masitara Foundation from saboteurs.
		A Kopong bar manager was flogged at the Urban Customary Court on Friday for threatening to kill his fiancée with a pellet gun.
	www.mmegi.bw /2005/August/Monday29/news.html (340 words)

	Botswana (05/06)
		Major suppliers--South Africa, EU, and U.S. The Batswana, a term also used to denote all citizens of Botswana, refers to the country's major ethnic group (the "Tswana" in South Africa), which came into the area from South Africa during the Zulu wars of the early 1800s.
		Botswana maintains an embassy at 1531-1533 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036 (tel.
		PEPFAR assistance to Botswana, which totaled $20 million in FY 2004 and doubled to $40 million in FY 2005, is contributing to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care interventions.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1830.htm (3838 words)

	The Do Nothing Strategy: An Expose of National Progressive Politics (Articles) Karyn Strickler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		At the end of my tenure, I worked with a U.S. based, international organization to train 60 women to run campaigns for Parliament and Local Council in Botswana, Africa through a grant provided by United States Agency for International Development.
		Trainings contributed to 100% increase in the number of women in Parliament in a single election cycle—from 9% in 1994 to 18% in 1999.
		The U.S. Senate is the rough equivalent of Parliament in Botswana.
	www.utne.com /web_special/web_specials_2003-07/articles/10677-3.html (615 words)

	Botswana: Some Customs and Beliefs
		The upper house (in Australia it is the Senate) is made up of the Chief of each of the tribes of Botswana.
		In Botswana, traditional medicine is recognised as important, and is commonly used as well as modern medicine practice.
		In the Kalahari, the San place hollowed ostrich eggs at the base of a tree, then weave grasses to funnel rain down into the egg.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/botswanpeop2.htm (424 words)

	afrika.no - Africa at large: MPs discuss Pan African Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Deputy President Jacob Zuma said a parliament in which the voices of all Africans are heard is a necessary tool, not only to deepen democracy but also to give expression to the aspirations of Africans everywhere.
		Zuma said the establishment of a continental Parliament is a crucial step in the full establishment of the African Union (AU).
		Thirty-two countries have signed the agreement to establish the parliament, while Botswana, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania and Togo have so far ratified its protocol.
	www.afrika.no /noop/page.php?p=Detailed/3775&print=1 (305 words)

	CPA - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association - Directory of Parliaments and Legislatures Search - Parliament of Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		There are also a variable number, currently four, nominated by the president from both the majority party and the opposition, and elected by the parliament itself.
		A 15-member House of Chiefs (Ntlo ya Dikgosi) acts as an advisory body on tribal matters and on alterations to the constitution.
		Political makeup of government: The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) retained its majority in the National Assembly in the 2004 legislative elections, and also retained the presidency (elected by parliament).
	www.cpahq.org /directory/default.aspx?orgid=44 (208 words)

	Botswana Depository WWW Resources
		Welcome to Botswana (Attractions, parks, culture and highlights for someone interested in traveling to Botswana).
		includes a brief history of Botswana and other resources for the history of Botswana, as well as archaeology and museum studies.
		Depending on where you are located and the time of day here is a United States mirror site for these pages.
	www.library.ohiou.edu /subjects/botswana/bwww.htm (876 words)

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