Child marriage in Botswana

Botswana has low incidence of marriages of children overall but the practice is reported to be a major issue among the Basarwa, Zezuru, parts of the Kgalagadi communities and in North Western Botswana. There is little information available on the issue.

Botswana Marriage Act

 * Registration of marriages of religious and customary marriages.
 * Increased the age of marriage to 21 without consent.
 * Persons below the age of 18 can only marriage with the consent of parents.