Government sets asides 70-million Pula for CKGR Basarwa
The government will spend 70-million Pula to improve the livelihoods of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) Basarwa through improved…
Tag: Botswana Bushmen
Walking with Botswana’s Bushmen – a Kalahari safari experience
The plains of the Kalahari hold incredible stories, best told by those that have walked them for centuries, the Bushmen.…
Camping under the open skies of Tsodilo Hills, where the lions roamed free – early 1960s
The images above (taken by my father, Donald Brooks) are of the ‘Bushmen’ paintings at the Tsodilo Hills. These images…
Ghanzi in 1952 “in years gone by” – caught on film!
This 9-minute silent film, taken in front of the Ghanzi government offices (the low white buildings with pillars), was taken…
Memories of life in the wilds of the Kalahari
Fay Pearson recalls life in Botswana during colonial times… Stanley was my brother Alan’s best friend at school. He was very…
The little-known Botswana artist whose British Airways tail art angered Margaret Thatcher
When British Airways was looking for art design for their aircraft’s tail in 1997, they settled for the artwork of…
5 Fascinating facts about the Okavango Delta
As a general rule, you’re likely to be spoiled for choice when booking a safari trip to Africa. After all,…
President Khama meets with Roy Sesana
This week the President Lt. General Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama had a meeting with Central Kgalagadi community activist,…