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Zambia-Botswana-Border May 10, 2021 to 17:14 329 APA-Kazungula (Zambia) The leaders of Zambia and Botswana on Monday officially launched a rail and road bridge and one-stop border post that is expected to boost trade between the two countries and open another route to the sea for other landlocked southern African countries. Zambian President Edgar Lungu and his Botswana counterpart Mokgweetsi Mas...

Vic Falls, Bots flights launched Leonard Ncube-Victoria Falls Reporter TRAVELLERS can now enjoy day trips between Chobe in Botswana and Victoria Falls after Mack Air successfully landed in Victoria Falls on Saturday, marking the start of scheduled flights between the two destinations. Mack Air becomes the first airline to offer international scheduled flights between Victoria Falls and Kasane and is expected to provide seamless and scenic experience to tourists around the Kavango–Zambezi Tran...

MACK Air, a Botswana-based airline, will be making its maiden flight into Victoria Falls from Kasane this Saturday as it launches daily scheduled flights aimed at providing seamless and scenic experience to tourists between the two neighbouring countries. Mack Air becomes the first airline to offer international scheduled flights between Victoria Falls and Kasane and will be using its new Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft, which carries 12 passengers and two crew members, for the 20 minute-sceni...

15th April 2021 Amnesty International (AI) has noted widespread food insecurity in Botswana during 2020 and restrictions on the right to freedom of expression due to the State of Public Emergency legislation. In its 2020/2021 report, the human rights body (NGO) observed that in Botswana, “Police subjected political activists to torture and other ill-treatment and death by hanging was maintained as a punishment for crimes including murder.” Alluding to torture and other ill-treatment, AI sta...

Tsogwane qualifies his role in controversial Trust Breaking News Vice President Slumber Tsogwane, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Boteti West, has explained his role in the setting up of recreational park in Mokobaxane village in the Central District, which is currently embroiled in a bitter raw over funds. A series of questionable operational activities within the parameters of the recreational park have left members of the community (especially those directly involved with park)...

Mzwinila’s P4.3 Billion gamble to keep water flowing Breaking News The Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services, Kefentse Mzwinila looked a politician set to shoot the moon as he laid bare his billions of pula development agenda recently in Parliament. His Ministry’s combined Recurrent and Development Budget Proposals for the 2021/ 2022 Financial Year is pegged at Four Billion, Three Hundred and Sixty – Five Million, two Hundred and Nineteen Thousand, Five Hundred and Si...

Botswana is home to more than 33 per cent of Africa’s savanna elephants Print edition : January 15, 2021 T+ T- A herd of bull elephants in the Savuti region of the Chobe National Park (11,700 sq. km) in Botswana. Photo: S. Murali A bull in an overused habitat. Bulls who are responsible for the death of trees from ring barking and uprooting may have a daily range of 15-20 km from water-available areas. Photo: S. Murali Watching wildlife from cruising boats is popular on the Chobe river. ...

From: Day 1 CAPE TOWN  Cape Town is one of the most picturesque cities in the world, with the majestic Table Mountain providing its central focus. Departing, after a tour briefing, from Cape Town at 08:00am we visit Hout Bay harbour en route to Cape Point Nature Reserve and then the African Penguin colony at Boulders Beach. We sample some of Cape Town’s culinary wonders at a local restaurant in the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (own expense).   Day 2 CEDERBERG  The Cederberg is a massive r...

7 Fantastic Animals To See On Safari And The Best Places To Find Them Jan.1.2021 For me, there is nothing more magical and thrilling than a safari driving, walking, or even paddling through my favorite continent. With over 1,100 mammal species, 2,600 different birds (who spend all or part of their lives here), and 3,000 species of fish calling the continent home, Africa is where to come when you want a close-up encounter with wildlife. Most of the species you will see on a safari are unique to ...

Southern Africa, Flash Update No.6: Tropical Storm Chalane (as of 31 December 2020) Format HIGHLIGHTS After making landfall in Muanza district, central Mozambique, in the early hours of 30 December, Tropical Storm Chalane tracked inland and entered Zimbabwe as a tropical depression. The depression has brought rains and thunderstorms to Zimbabwe and is now considered a “very weak” tropical depression by the Zimbabwean authorities. SITUATION OVERVIEW Tropical Storm Chalane, which made landfal...