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Compensation of victims of motor vehicle accidents in Botswana: an appraisal of the MVA Fund Act scheme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

Charles Manga Fombad
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In Botswana, which has one of the fastest growing economies in the world, motor vehicle accidents have become a serious economic and social problem. The waste of human and material resources caused by the resulting deaths, bodily injuries and damage to property has for long been a matter of concern t o the government. This is particularly so because not only are financial resources diverted away from more productive purposes, but members of the public live in fear of being killed, maimed or suffering property damage with no certainty of compensation. Even motor vehicle owners are also adversely affected by the damage to their vehicles and the financially crippling risk of having to pay enormous amounts as damages.

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Journal of African Law , Volume 43 , Issue 2 , Autumn 1999 , pp. 151 - 183
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Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies 1999

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