Ethiopian Airlines launches flight to Maun, Botswana
10 June 2024 Africa’s aviation giant, Ethiopian Airlines has launched a thrice weekly service -Monday, Wednesday and Saturday- to Maun,…
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Ker & Downey Botswana adds Grays Eden in Maun to its portfolio
8 May 2024 The eco-tourism operator has announced that the newly built luxury boutique hotel, which lies along the Thamalakane…
Where is the most beautiful town in Botswana?
8 November 2023 Where is the most beautiful town in Botswana? Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, is known…
Ineos Automotive buys Botswana vehicle conversion specialist Kavango Engineering
17 August 2023 Ineos Automotive has acquired Botswana-based Kavango Engineering, one of southern Africa’s most respected and established vehicle conversion…
Elephants are a dream for safari lovers – but a nightmare for local farmers
A microbrewery in Botswana is creating a recipe to relieve tensions between people and pachyderms As horizontal lightning darted across…
Opinion: The Maun Gateway Structure
In December 2022, the North West District Council officially launched a roadside structure, which acts as a gateway (of sorts)…
In Maun, Elephant Havens Orphanage offers abandoned baby elephants a lifeline
The last time we ere in Maun at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a buzz – everyone…
Irishman flies celebs on safari in Botswana
From a small village outside of Blarney called Donoughmore, Diarmuid O’Regan is currently living in Maun, Botswana in Southern Africa.…
Spotlight on Thamo Telele Lodge, Maun
Thamo Telele is a 250-hectare private game reserve on the outskirts of the iconic safari town of Maun with an enviable location bordering…
Why this lesser-known town in Botswana is the perfect post-safari destination
Maun has blossomed as travellers needed a mandatory PCR test before returning from the Okavango Delta, but this Botswana town’s…
Witness the zebra migration in Botswana
When thinking of animal migrations in Africa, the first thing that springs to mind is the wildebeest migration in the…
Maun born and bred Kelebogile’s hand crafted bags and accessories are simply to die for!
When Kelebogile Mocuminyane was younger, she loved crafts and would over the years, dabble in making jewellery. Maun born and…
Okavango Craft Brewery: craft beer out of Maun that you just have to try!
Every so often, we spot a local business venture that truly deserves to be celebrated. One such company is Okavango…
Botswana: Project to Lower Power Import Bill
President Mokgweetsi Masisi says energy security remains one of the Government’s top priorities, as it would accelerate the implementation of…
Botswana COVID entry, exit and testing procedures
With the recent US CDC and various countries’ announcements that travel is now permitted, you may be getting a little…
Perenti’s training commitment to Botswana
In June 2019, diversified mining services company, Perenti announced that its subsidiary, leading hard-rock underground miner, Barminco, had been awarded…
Maun Airport makeover complete
The P120.7 million Maun Airport Terminal Renovation project, which started in April 2019, will be completed by the end of…
CemAir eyes Africa
Johannesburg-based CemAir has applied for a licence to operate scheduled flights between Johannesburg and Lagos, Luanda, Lusaka, Ndola, Lubumbashi, Dar…
Maun Pop-up Experiences: Revolutionising the Botswana dining experience
A great many of us can agree that 2020 has been a year of trials and tribulations the likes of…
YM Online: redefining the Botswana shopping experience
Ever since the COVID pandemic hit, President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s 4th Industrial Revolution aspirations for Botswana appear to have accelerated. As…
Maun Waste Warriors: waging war against litter
There’s no doubt that Botswana has a litter problem. Right across the length and breadth of the country, the streets…
Maria, Co-founder of Naletsana Charity Organization needs your help
There’s no doubt that 2020 is the year that people the world over will forever remember for the dark time…
Fresh, local food in Botswana: “We are ready to meet this demand.”
UNDP, with financing from the Global Environment Facility, is providing technical and financial support to the Permanent Okavango River Basin…
Botswana elephant sanctuary owner, Doug Groves killed by wild elephant
Living with Elephants founder and owner, Doug Groves has been tragically killed by a wild elephant in the Okavango Delta.…
Botswana’s Mack Air sets sights on scheduled pax ops
Mack Air (MKB, Maun) is planning to enter Botswana’s scheduled passenger services market and would have done so earlier this…
Consultations to begin on the transformation of Maun Educational Park into a science park
Stakeholder consultations regarding Maun Educational Park are on the horizon, the spokesperson for Kgosi Tawana age regiment, Douglas Mokenane has…