BOTSWANA Botswana‚ officially the Republic of Botswana (Tswana: Lefatshe la Botswana)‚ is a country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" (singular: Motswana). Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland‚ Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It has held free and fair democratic elections since independence. The earliest inhabitants of the region were the San‚ who were followed by the Tswana
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The country of my choice is Botswana. It is one of the richest countries in Africa‚ in terms of GDP and GDP per capita. It is also one of the least corrupt countries in Africa according to Transparency International. Most of it’s income comes from natural resources‚ the main one being diamonds. However the government had also made an effort to diversify the economy resulting in tourism and financial services becoming important sectors for the Botswana economy. The three firms that I chose to invest
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Katrina Carter November 20‚ 2011 Botswana The African country of Botswana‚ formerly know as Bechuanaland‚ is located in the southern end of the continent‚ Africa‚ and consists seventy percent of the Kalahari Desert. Botswana is surrounded by six countries‚ including South Africa‚ Namibia‚ Angola‚ Zambia‚ Zimbabwe‚ and Mozambique. Rhodesia was an expanded territory which included the countries of Zambia‚ Zimbabwe‚ Mozambique‚ and Botswana. Once this vast Rhodesian territory came across the
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Homosexuality in Botswana In Botswana homosexuality is considered an ‘un-natural tendency’ and one can get up to seven years imprisonment. Acts of gross indecency are also punishable according to the law. Although homosexual acts are illegal (prosecution of such acts is rare) just being a homosexual is not illegal and we do not see people getting stoned like in other countries. The Botswana Penal Code makes those found guilty of ‘carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature’; ‘carnal
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LITERATURE REVIEW THE SMME SECTOR IN BOTSWANA 2.1 INTRODUCTION In its effort to diversify the economy away from dependency on the mineral sector‚ the government of Botswana realised the importance of supporting SMMEs in fostering economic growth and creating jobs. Over the past two decades‚ targeted financial support as well as advisory programmes to help the people of Botswana to establish their own enterprises was introduced and implemented at different levels. In the initial stages‚ “the
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SEPARATION OF POWERS IN BOTSWANA Government The constitution implicitly recognises the separation of powers by dealing with each of the three organs of government in separate and distinct provisions. The executive is dealt with in chapter IV‚ sections 30-56‚ the legislature in chapter V‚ sections 57-94 and the judiciary in chapter VI‚ sections 95-106. Executive The whole of chapter IV of the constitution deals with the executive. Part I deals with the President and Vice President‚ part II with
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Country Profile Botswana‚ a landlocked county‚ in one of Africa’s best success stories. A struggling economy was given a new life as Botswana became one of the world’s leading producers in diamonds (BIDPA) and is currently viewed as a middle-income country. It is a country rich not only in natural resources‚ but in it’s wildlife and topography as well. Currently‚ Botswana has developed it’s tourism industry into one that caters for the luxury
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The Impact of Colonization in the Country of Botswana Botswana’s peaceful transition to independence was unique and historical on the continent of Africa; yet Botswana’s road to a stabilized government and economic success lack perfection. Unlike any other country in Africa‚ Botswana applied for their independence from the British and their request was accepted. Simultaneously the British became the protectorate over Botswana territory at the request of the Tswana chiefs. According to Gretchen
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Botswana Botswana is a landlocked country in southern Africa‚ roughly the size of Texas. It covers 224‚607 square miles‚ yet contains only 1‚444‚000 people‚ making it one the most thinly populated countries in Africa. The eastern portion is where most people reside‚ because the Kalahari Desert covers almost all the rest of the nation. Botswana’s climate is a semiarid one‚ consisting of very hot summers‚ and warm winters. Flat and rolling land make up the topography of Botswana‚ with the Kalahari
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1) The Harvard case‚ Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough‚ describes the exceptional case of Botswanas sustained economic rise from near absolute poverty to a country with a 10% average annual GDP growth for more than four decades. This case shows that healthy economic gains can be achieved by a mixture of formal institutions and ad hoc substitutes for missing institutions. When Botswana gained its independence in 1966‚ the country lacked many of the institutions deemed essential for economic growth
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