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Botswana Standards

Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) has been set up with the help of German funding, and is a fully operational organisation. BOBS publishes Botswana Standards, does not conduct any testing, but is in the process of setting up a certification scheme. 116 standards have been published, and 18 of the total personnel of 57 are involved in standards.

Contact details

Address:

Mr Abdul Napinda
Director of Standards,
Plot No.14391, New Lobatse Road,
Gaborone West Industrial,
Private Bag BO48,
Gaborone, BOTSWANA.

Tel: +267 390 3200
Fax: +267 390 3120
Email: infoc@hqbobstandards.bw; a-napinda@bobstandards.bw

Fact file

Head of state: President Festus Mogae
Land area: 582 000 sq. km
Population: 1,6 million (1999)
Urbanisation: 46 %
Capital city: Gaborone 192 845 (1998)
Main towns: Francistown 92 516 (1998), Selebi-Phikwe 46 766 (1998), Lobatse 30 589 (1998).
Climate: Subtropical. Summer: 19-33 °C, winter: 5-23 °C.
Languages: English is the official language, while Setswana is the national language.
Measures: Metric system
Electric current: 250 volts
Time: GMT + 2 hours
Business hours: Private sector: Monday to Friday, 8:00-17:00 Government offices: Monday to Friday, 7:30-16:30. Saturday: Government offices are closed, but the commercial sector opens in the morning until 13:00.
Banking hours: Monday to Friday: 8:30-14:30, Saturday: 08:30-10:45.

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