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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 Sixty Pula (P4, 365, 219, 560). This is a budget 38.3% more than the allocation for the 2020/2021 Fina...

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. Photo: Mike Johnsingh A debarked baobab tree. The elephants debark and feed on the fleshy interior ...

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 rock wilderness with giant sandstone boulders that have been sculpted by wind and rain into bizarre a...

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 Africa and are instantly recognizable, from the renowned "Big Five" to the stripes, spots, and color...

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 landfall in the district of Muanza, in Mozambique’s Sofala Province, in the early hours of 30 December, r...