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- ↑ "Botswana Gazettes". Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ↑ "Publishing of Notices in the Government Gazette | Government of Botswana". www.gov.bw. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ↑ "Government Printing and Publishing Services | Government of Botswana". www.gov.bw. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
