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Penal Code

2026-06-102026-06-13
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  1. June 2026

  2. Botswana Sunday Standard

    … The SI 41 of 2026 Precedent On 27 March 2026, the Law Revision Commissioner published Statutory Instrument No. 41 of 2026 – the Rectification of the Laws (Penal Code) Order – deleting paragraphs (a) and (c) of section 164 of the Penal Code. …

    Rectification or Reform? The SI 41 of 2026 Precedent

  3. Daily News Botswana

    … Mr Jacobs told residents that Parliament recently amended Section 201(a) of the Penal Code in Botswana, aimed at imposing mandatory minimum sentences of 20 years in prison including life imprisonment for offenders found in possession of human remains, a proposal which he had made …

    Economic recovery projects remain on course
Politics

Statutory instrument removes Penal Code provisions criminalizing carnal knowledge

The News

On 27 March 2026, the Law Revision Commissioner published Statutory Instrument No. 41 of 2026, which deleted paragraphs (a) and (c) of section 164 of the Penal Code that had criminalized carnal knowledge against the order of nature and permitting such an act. The article raises questions about whether this constituted rectification or reform of law that Parliament had previously deferred addressing.

Why it matters

Statutory instrument removes Penal Code provisions criminalizing carnal knowledge, raising questions about law reform process and legislative intent.

10 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →

Wednesday 10 June

  1. Statutory instrument removes Penal Code provisions criminalizing carnal knowledge

    On 27 March 2026, the Law Revision Commissioner published Statutory Instrument No. 41 of 2026, which deleted paragraphs (a) and (c) of section 164 of the Penal Code that had criminalized carnal knowledge against the order of nature and permitting such an act. The article raises questions about whether this constituted rectification or reform of law that Parliament had previously deferred addressing.

    10 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →

  2. Key economic recovery projects proceed despite growth challenges

    Lobatse MP Kamal Jacobs says government priority projects for economic resuscitation and employment creation are progressing on schedule, citing the Milk Valley Farm expansion programme (expecting 200 cows from Brazil by June 2026), BMC and tannery upgrades, and meat value-addition facilities as examples advancing domestic production and reducing import reliance.

    10 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →

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