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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Botswana

The list of Botswana bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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27 Nov 2008 (Botswana Ministry of Communications) It appears that the Electoral Amendment Bill presented to Botswana's Parliament by the Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration will pass, but that before then it will be amended to make the dates of elections a public holiday. • 22 Aug 2008 (The Daily News) During the parliamentary debate on the "Electoral (Amendment) Bill" this week, the MP for Selebi-Phikwe West, Mr Kavis Kario, supported by the MP for Lobatse, Mr Nehemiah Modubule, introduced an amendment, which among other things, would make election day a public holiday in Botswana. • 16 Apr 2008 (Botswana Government Gazette) It was announced in the Government Gazette of April 7, 2008, that Botswana's President, Ian Khama, had declared that Friday, May 2, 2008, as a one-off bridge public holiday. • 20 Jul 2007 (Republic of Botswana) One of Botswana's minority parties (the BPP) has called for the gazetting of election day as a public holiday to enable more people to vote. • 18 Jun 2002 (The Bank of Botswana) In accordance with Section 45 of the Banking Act, 1995, the Bank of Botswana, with the approval of the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, has declared Saturday, June 29, 2002 a bank holiday in Botswana. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Botswana public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Botswana are regulated by the Labour Laws of Botswana (Part VIII / 100) and the Public Holidays Act, 2006- Act No. 17 of 2006 (An Act to re-enact, with amendments the Public Holidays Act), published in the Government Gazette Vol. XLIV, No. 69, dated September 15th, 2006). • Multi-Day Holidays: Before 2006, the public holidays of President's Day and Botswana Day both lasted 2 days. Then the previously mentioned 2006 Public Holidays Amendment reduced both public holidays to one day, in compensation for which, Ascension was added as a public holiday, and an additional day in lieu was given when Botswana Day falls on a Saturday. However, in practice, it would seem that the new public holidays were gratefully accepted but everyone still takes 2-day holidays for President's Day and Botswana Day, including the Government of Botswana and the Bank of Botswana. • Sale and Consumption of Alcohol: A 2007 law forbids bars and bottle stores from opening on Sundays and public holidays. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Bank of Botswana (Botswana central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Botswana, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Botswana, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Botswana, before planning any trip to Botswana. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.