Gaborne Botswana

1. SPACE ALLOCATED FOR THE
HEADING
Conductor Paul Masena
Registrar General – Companies and
Intellectual Property Authority
CRF 2018
GABORONE, BOTSWANA

2. FROM HONG KONG TO GABORONE,
BOTSWANA

3. Located at the heart of Southern Africa, landlocked between South Africa,
Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia.
Population just over 2 million.
A member of the Commonwealth, Botswana obtained independence from
Britain in 1966, and has just celebrated its golden jubilee.
Botswana prides herself as a peaceful and stable democracy.
The official language is English, with Setswana being the most widely spoken
local language.
Botswana is a middle income country with diamonds, tourism and beef being
the major exports and revenue earners.
GDP per capita = USD7,000.
ABOUT BOTSWANA

4. Capital City of Botswana and host of CRF 2018.
Served by the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport; most flights arrive through
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Population 240,000 with agglomeration of 420,000 inhabitants.
Home to Botswana Parliament Building, Southern African Development
Community Headquarters, Debswana Headquarters, Diamond Trading Company,
Botswana Stock Exchange.
3 mobile operators with inbound roaming capabilities for most countries.
Abundance of wifi hotspots all over the city.
Attractions: Mokolodi Nature Reserve, Gaborone Game
Reserve, Kgale Hill, Gaborone CBD, Shopping Malls, 3 Dikgosi Monument.
GABORONE, BOTSWANA

5. A parastatal organisation operating under the Ministry of
Investment, Trade and Industry.
CIPA (formerly Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property)
has been in operation since before independence (1966) and has
changed in stature from a government department, to a semi-
autonomous entity in 2014.
Mandated to register companies and business names as well as
to protect intellectual property.
Staff complement of 120 with 4 offices countrywide.
CIPA – THE HOST ORGANISATION

6. THANK YOU!