Francistown
Francistown popularly known as ‘Ghetto’ Population approximately 115 000 Location North East Botswana, near the border with Zimbabwe Airports 1…
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7 Things to do in Francistown
1. Birds and Game Botswana Botswana is an animal orphanage established by Uncharted Africa. Birds and Game Botswana has been…
Greetings don’t cost a thing… or do they?
Madume Ga a Jewe How many times have we all heard the expression ‘manners don’t cost a thing’? I’m willing…
Only in Botswana…
Only in Botswana… will you casually hear about “Thokolosi” To be fair, the “thokolosi” exists in Southern Africa, it’s not…
10 Facts about Orapa Mine, the largest pit-mine in the world
Orapa, which means ‘resting place of lions’ in Setswana, is De Beers Group’s oldest operating mine in Botswana. It is…
20 quirky things Batswana do that make us quintessentially Batswana
1. Is it? “Is it” is widely used as a universal question tag. You’ll very seldom hear people using questions…
Injured fox takes on a pride of lions
An incident in which an injured bat-eared fox took on a pride of lions at the Central Kalahari Game Reserve…
Botswana Coat of Arms
Botswana’s Coat of Arms of was adopted on January 25, 1966, the year within which Botswana gained independence from Great…
Top Gear – Botswana Special
Top Gear: Botswana Special is a full-length, special edition episode for BBC motoring programme Top Gear, and was first broadcast…
Quick facts about Botswana
Botswana’s President is His Excellency Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi. He is the fifth President of Botswana, serving since 2018. He also…
How Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana, came about
Quick Facts Widely referred to by Western friends of Botswana as Gaberones, a name that dates back to its pre-independence…