Foundations and history of competition policy in Botswana Introduction Historical, social, political and economic context History and social context. Political context. Economic context. Evolution of competition law and policy in Botswana. Competition policy framework. Legal framework for competition law. Institutional framework for competition policy and Iaw implementation. Competition Authority of Botswana. Competition Commission of Botswana. Relationship between the Competition Authority, staff/employees of the Competition Authority and the Competition Commission. The Commission as a quasi-judicial tribunal. Agency/model. Institutional set-up in Botswana under Competition Bili No. 22 of 2017. Procedure for handling of notified mergers compared with other restricted practices. Procedure for handling of notified mergers. Procedure for handling other restricted practices. Tribunal. First instance jurisdiction. Appellate jurisdiction. Sanctions. Competition Iaw enforcement. Mergers. Restrictive trade practices. Perse prohibited agreements. Agreements prohibited by the rule of reason. Abuse of dominant position. Non-enforcement issues. Market studies. Competition advocacy. Cabinet Minister. Academia. Public opinion. Business community. Other laws of importance to competition Iaw enforcement. Sector regulators. Intellectual property. Consumer protection. Organizational structure of the Competition Authority. Commission/Competition and Consumer Board. Secretariat