Licences For Boats Drivers

Boat cruising in Maun
Boat cruising in Maun

MAUN: It has emerged that there is a need for a review of laws targeting boaters in Botswana, as the current legislation is limited in scope. This became clear during a stakeholders’ meeting called by Department of Water Affairs (DWA) in Maun.

It was reported that boats numbers are growing and there is no law in Botswana stipulating boats speed limit.

It was further revealed that there is no licence required to boat on the rivers. This was described as a disaster waiting to happen particularly that boat cruising is a big tourism niche. Head of the aquatic vegetation control unit in the DWA in Maun, Dr Kurugundla Naidu said there are more than 3,600 boats registered with them. 

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