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Environmental Hydrogeology of Lobatse South East District, Republic of Botswana
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe Geozentrum Hannover, Germany Environmental Hydrogeology of Lobatse South East District, Republic of Botswana by Katharina Beger, June 2001 Edited by Dr. H. Vogel Table of contents 1. Abstract.............................................................................................................................1 2. Acknowledgements ...........................................................................................................1 3. Introduction ......................................................................................................................2 3.1.1. Project objectives .............................................................................................2 3.1.2. Background......................................................................................................2 4. Geography and geology of the project area .....................................................................4 4.1.1. Geography .......................................................................................................4 4.1.1.1. Location ....................................................................................................5 4.1.1.2. Morphology ...............................................................................................5 4.1.1.3. Climate ......................................................................................................5 4.1.1.4. Settlement, infrastructure and land use .......................................................6 -
OSAC Country Security Report Botswana
OSAC Country Security Report Botswana Last Updated: July 28, 2021 Travel Advisory The current U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory at the date of this report’s publication assesses Botswana at Level 4, indicating that travelers should not travel to Botswana due to COVID-19. Review OSAC’s report, Understanding the Consular Travel Advisory System. The Institute for Economics & Peace Global Peace Index 2021 ranks Botswana 41 out of 163 worldwide, rating the country as being at a High state of peace. Crime Environment The U.S. Department of State has assessed Gaborone as being a HIGH-threat location for crime directed at or affecting official U.S. government interests. The U.S. Department of State has not included a Crime “C” Indicator on the Travel Advisory for Botswana. Review the State Department’s Crime Victims Assistance brochure. Crime: General Threat Criminal incidents, particularly crimes of opportunity (e.g., purse snatchings, smash-and-grabs from parked cars and in traffic, residential burglaries), can occur regardless of location. Theft of mobile phones, laptop computers, and other mobile devices are common. Criminals can be confrontational. Criminals often arm themselves with knives or blunt objects (e.g., tools, shovels, bats). Botswana has strict gun-control laws, but criminals reportedly smuggle firearms from neighboring countries where weapons are inexpensive and readily available. A public awareness campaign highlights this issue and requests the public report illegal firearms to the police. Reporting indicates instances of non-violent residential burglaries and violent home invasions. Incidents affect local residents, expatriates, and visitors alike. Robberies and burglaries tend to spike during the holiday seasons. -
Working Paper CBMS-2020-09
working paper CBMS-2020-09 Sustainable Development Goals, Botswana: A Case Study of Gabane Village in Kweneng District Happy Siphambe Malebogo Bakwena Lexi Setlhare Mavis Kolobe Itumeleng Oageng Keamogetse Setlhare Tshegofatso Motswagae May 2020 Sustainable Development Goals, Botswana: A Case Study of Gabane Village in Kweneng District Abstract The main objective of the research paper was to use the Community Based Monitoring System (CBMS) methodology to determine progress on achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a view of localising SDGs to Gabane village. Generally, the results reveal that poverty is prevalent amongst women, youth and children. Specifically, the working poor constitute 40.8% of the people leaving below the poverty line. Noteworthy, is that 50% of children under 5 years of age have no access to pre-primary education. Gabane residents are reluctant to participate in poverty-targeted government programmes as evidenced by a low participation rate. Last but not least, the results show a higher unemployment rate of 23.3 %( ILO or narrow definition) and 29.44% (broad definition) in Gabane. The majority of the unemployed were youth and women. The policy implications of the results are that the government of Botswana should review the current minimum wage legislation to ensure that the minimum wage is aligned to the cost of living so as to ensure decent wages. Finally, in order to ensure that early childhood is rolled out for all under 5s, the government should expedite the implementation of the Education and Training Strategy Sector Plan (ETSSP) of 2015-2020. JEL: I32, I33, J88 Keywords: Poverty analysis, poverty, welfare and wellbeing. -
Nitrates and Salinity CD No Maps
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe Nitrate hotspots and salinity levels in groundwater in the Central District of Botswana by Horst Vogel, Kentlafetse Mokokwe, and Thato Setloboko November 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1 2 OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................ 2 3 GEOGRAPHY OF THE STUD Y AREA ......................................................................... 2 3.1 Mining ..................................................................................................................... 2 3.2 Physiography and geology ...................................................................................... 3 3. 3 Climate .................................................................................................................... 6 3.4 Groundwater and water use .................................................................................... 6 4 GROUNDWATER QUALITY INDICATORS .................................................................7 4.1 Salinity .................................................................................................................... 7 4.1.1 Total dissolved solids (TDS) .................................................................................. 8 4.1.2 Electrical conductivity (EC) ................................................................................... 8 4.1.3 -
Malejane Unpublished (MSW) 2017
Faculty of Social Sciences School of Graduate Studies Department of Social Work Masters of social work (Social Policy and Administration) Topic: Assessing the Perceptions of the Beneficiaries of the Presidential Housing Appeal in Botswana: A Case Study of Gabane Village By; Mr Aobakwe Bacos Malejane ID Number; 201103575 A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of a Master’s Degree in Social Work (Social Policy and Administration) Assessing the Perceptions of the Beneficiaries of the Presidential Housing Appeal in Botswana: A Case Study of Gabane Village By Mr Aobakwe Bacos Malejane Student Number; 201103575 A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of a Master’s Degree in Social Work (Social Policy and Administration) SUPERVISED BY; Dr. O. Jankey Prof. L.K. Mwansa STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY This dissertation was undertaken from August 2016 to May 2017. The contents of the dissertation are the original work of the student except where reference have been made. __________________________ _________________________ Student’s signature Date DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to Mr. Mahia Ooke, Mrs. Gakedumele Tshimong Ooke, Mr. Thomas Malejane and Mrs. Ntlhabololang Malejane who are a true inspiration in my quest of being a humanitarian through their selfless and compassion in promotion of lives of those less fortunate in remote areas. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS For this master piece to be complete, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my research supervisor Dr. O. Jankey and Prof. L. K. Mwansa for the continuous support of my master’s degree study and research, for their patience, motivation, enthusiasm, and immense knowledge. -
Spatial Analysis of HIV Infection and Associated Risk Factors in Botswana
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Article Spatial Analysis of HIV Infection and Associated Risk Factors in Botswana Malebogo Solomon *, Luis Furuya-Kanamori and Kinley Wangdi Department of Global Health, Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; [email protected] (L.F.-K.); [email protected] (K.W.) * Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract: Botswana has the third highest human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence globally, and the severity of the epidemic within the country varies considerably between the districts. This study aimed to identify clusters of HIV and associated factors among adults in Botswana. Data from the Botswana Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Impact Survey IV (BIAS IV), a nationally representative household-based survey, were used for this study. Multivariable logistic regression and Kulldorf’s scan statistics were used to identify the risk factors and HIV clusters. Socio-demographic characteristics were compared within and outside the clusters. HIV prevalence among the study participants was 25.1% (95% CI 23.3–26.4). HIV infection was significantly higher among the female gender, those older than 24 years and those reporting the use of condoms, while tertiary education had a protective effect. Two significant HIV clusters were identified, one located between Selibe-Phikwe and Francistown and another in the Central Mahalapye district. Clusters had higher levels of unemployment, less people with tertiary education and more people residing in rural areas compared to regions outside the clusters. Our study identified high-risk populations and regions with a high burden of HIV infection in Botswana. -
2011 Population and Housing Census
2011 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS Ministry of Finance and Development Planning 2011 Census Slogan: Palo yame, tsela ya ditlhabololo My count, a guide to developments August 2009 CSO in Collaboration with UNFPA PROJECT DOCUMENT 2011 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS Published by Central Statistics Office Private Bag 0024, Gaborone Telephone: 33671300 Fax: 3952201 E-mail:[email protected] Website: www.cso.gov.bw Contact Unit : Census Secretariat Telephone: 3671300 Ext. 1305 August 2009 COPYRIGHT RESERVED Extracts may be published if source is duly acknowledged i CONTENTS PREFACE .................................................................................................................... 1 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ....................................................... 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................... 4 1. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION ................................................................ 5 1.1 Background of the 2011 Census Taking .............................................................. 5 1.2 Justification ......................................................................................................... 5 1.2.1 Evidence-based decision making, policy-making, planning and administration ....................................................................................................... 5 1.2.2 Research .................................................................................................... 5 1.2.3 Service to stakeholders -
Botswana Environment Statistics Water Digest 2018
Botswana Environment Statistics Water Digest 2018 Private Bag 0024 Gaborone TOLL FREE NUMBER: 0800600200 Tel: ( +267) 367 1300 Fax: ( +267) 395 2201 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.statsbots.org.bw Published by STATISTICS BOTSWANA Private Bag 0024, Gaborone Phone: 3671300 Fax: 3952201 Email: [email protected] Website: www.statsbots.org.bw Contact Unit: Environment Statistics Unit Phone: 367 1300 ISBN: 978-99968-482-3-0 (e-book) Copyright © Statistics Botswana 2020 No part of this information shall be reproduced, stored in a Retrieval system, or even transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronically, mechanically, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of Statistics Botswana. BOTSWANA ENVIRONMENT STATISTICS WATER DIGEST 2018 Statistics Botswana PREFACE This is Statistics Botswana’s annual Botswana Environment Statistics: Water Digest. It is the first solely water statistics annual digest. This Digest will provide data for use by decision-makers in water management and development and provide tools for the monitoring of trends in water statistics. The indicators in this report cover data on dam levels, water production, billed water consumption, non-revenue water, and water supplied to mines. It is envisaged that coverage of indicators will be expanded as more data becomes available. International standards and guidelines were followed in the compilation of this report. The United Nations Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (UNFDES) and the United Nations International Recommendations for Water Statistics were particularly useful guidelines. The data collected herein will feed into the UN System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA) for water and hence facilitate an informed management of water resources. -
Migrant Labour in the Bukalanga Area, 1934-1985: the Unfinished Story
Historia, 63, 1, May 2018, pp 130-149 Skills acquisition and investments by Batswana migrants from southern Botswana to South Africa, 1970–2010 Wazha G. Morapedi* Abstract This paper focuses on migrant labour from southern Botswana to South Africa. The main thrust of this article is its emphasis on the positive contribution of migration to the migrants and their communities. It is argued here that although migrant labour has been blamed for having negative socio-economic effects in southern Botswana, just as in other parts of the country, it also contributed, and continues to contribute positively to the wellbeing of some households and their communities at large. Through the use of case studies from different villages in the district, the article demonstrates that poor, uneducated and unskilled young men who migrated to South Africa managed to accumulate and invest in agriculture and commercial enterprises and rose up the social ladder. In this area, migrant wages were critical in forming the basis of some enterprises, several of which are still flourishing. It also argues that some migrants acquired on-the-job skills which were later utilised productively when the migrants returned to Botswana. A similar study, but one which did not emphasise the acquisition of skills was undertaken by the author in the Bukalanga region of north-eastern Botswana in 2004. Key Words: Botswana; South Africa; migration; agriculture; labourers. Opsomming Hierdie artikel fokus op trekarbeid van suidelike Botswana na Suid-Afrika. Die artikel poog om die positiewe bydrae wat migrasie vir migrante en hul gemeenskappe inhou, te beklemtoon. Ten spyte daarvan dat trekarbeid vir verskeie negatiewe sosio- ekonomiese uitwerkings in Botswana blameer is, word hier geargumenteer dat trekarbeid positief bydrae tot die welstand van sekere huishoudings en gemeenskappe in die breë. -
Ÿþm I C R O S O F T W O R
E WL E WL REGISTERED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS AS A NEWSPAPER Volume V No. 7 Organ of the Botswana Democratic Party JULY, 1967. LOETO LA TONA YA 'TEMO MO dikgweding tse di fitileng Tona ya Temo, Morena Tsheko T~sheko o ne a tsamaya thata mo mafelong a mantsi a Botswana, go bona balemi le barua-kgomo le go bona ditiro tsa ba Lephata la Temo le ba Lephata la Leruo. Mo mafelong otihe o ne a ntse a buisanya le babusi le magosi le merafe mo kgotleng le balemi ba basweu le ba bantsho. Me go itumedisa thata go bolela gore mo mafelong otlhe a a a tsamaileng pula e nele sentle mabele a teng le phulo e ntsi. Tota mo mafelong a mangwe pula e nele go feta selekanyo mo ebileng e ntshofaditse mabele ya bodisa dinawa le dithotse. Puo e o neng a e bua le batho bogolo e ne e le ya go ba kgothatsa go lema thata go katolosa masimo le go a epa disana le gore batho ba dire mo masimong a bone ngwaga otlhe eseng go ntsha dijo mo masismo go tswa foo batho ba bo ba siela kwa magaeng a matona goya go nna ba sa dire sepe. 0 ne a tlhalosa ka gore Goromente o lemoga gore temo le leruo mo Bot.swana ke tsone tse di tshetsang batho ka go sena mekoti le ditiro. Me a bolela ka gore Goromente o aga sekwele se segolo kwa Gaborone se se tla rutang makau a Botswana temo le tlhokomelo ya leruo gore ba gasiwe le lefatshe la Botswana go ruta batho ka bontsi go lema mo go tla ba tswelang molemo. -
Populated Printable COP 2009 Botswana Generated 9/28/2009 12:01:26 AM
Populated Printable COP 2009 Botswana Generated 9/28/2009 12:01:26 AM ***pages: 415*** Botswana Page 1 Table 1: Overview Executive Summary None uploaded. Country Program Strategic Overview Will you be submitting changes to your country's 5-Year Strategy this year? If so, please briefly describe the changes you will be submitting. X Yes No Description: test Ambassador Letter File Name Content Type Date Uploaded Description Uploaded By Letter from Ambassador application/pdf 11/14/2008 TSukalac Nolan.pdf Country Contacts Contact Type First Name Last Name Title Email PEPFAR Coordinator Thierry Roels Associate Director GAP-Botswana [email protected] DOD In-Country Contact Chris Wyatt Chief, Office of Security [email protected] Cooperation HHS/CDC In-Country Contact Thierry Roels Associate Director GAP-Botswana [email protected] Peace Corps In-Country Peggy McClure Director [email protected] Contact USAID In-Country Contact Joan LaRosa USAID Director [email protected] U.S. Embassy In-Country Phillip Druin DCM [email protected] Contact Global Fund In-Country Batho C Molomo Coordinator of NACA [email protected] Representative Global Fund What is the planned funding for Global Fund Technical Assistance in FY 2009? $0 Does the USG assist GFATM proposal writing? Yes Does the USG participate on the CCM? Yes Generated 9/28/2009 12:01:26 AM ***pages: 415*** Botswana Page 2 Table 2: Prevention, Care, and Treatment Targets 2.1 Targets for Reporting Period Ending September 30, 2009 National 2-7-10 USG USG Upstream USG Total Target Downstream (Indirect) -
Botswana North-South Carrier Water Project Field Survey
Botswana North-South Carrier Water Project Field Survey: July 2003 1. Project Profile & Japan’s ODA Loan Angola Zambia Botswana Zimbabwe Namibia Maun Francistown Ghanzi Palapye Mamuno Maharapye South Africa Gaborone Tshabong Project location map Mmamashia Water Treatment Works 1.1 Background Botswana is a landlocked country that is situated in the Kalahari Basin on the plains of southern Africa (average altitude: approximately 900 meters); it is bordered by the Republic of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Zambia. Its territory is generally flat and covers an area of 582 thousand square meters or approximately one-and-a-half times the size of Japan. It has a sub-tropical climate, with much of the country being arid or semi-arid. Annual rainfall averages 400mm nationwide, with southwestern regions seeing the least precipitation (250mm) and southeastern areas the most (600mm). Rainfall levels are seasonally affected and unstable. Botswana has few surface water resources in consequence of its topographical and geographical features and sources the majority of its water from groundwater fossil resources. At the time of appraisal, the water supply rate was 100 percent in urban areas centered around the capital, Gaborone, but in view of the fact that demand was growing at exponential rates, large-scale development of underground water was problematic and water resources around the capital had been developed, the country was considering water transmission from other regions. In addition, Gaborone was importing water on a regular basis from South Africa and the country harbored a long-cherished wish to develop independent national water resources. By contrast, the water supply rate in the regions was 50 percent and reliant on groundwater.