Okavango Express Media
- Sustainablity & Tourism
- April 6, 2022
- 258 views
In remembrance of conservation icon Veronica Roodt
Boniface Keakabetse Originally from South Africa, Veronica Roodt had spent 34 years in Botswana’s Moremi Game Reserve where she was engaged in nature conservation. The South African researcher and artist…
- News
- April 1, 2022
- 569 views
Botswana’s Imported Rhino Poaching Crises
Boniface Keakabetse Professor of tourism studies at University of Botswana Joseph Mbaiwa has challenged Botswana Government to learn from the Namibian community model of rhino conservation. Professor told The Okavango…
- Sustainablity & Tourism
- March 25, 2022
- 190 views
Okavango Delta polers adaptation to changing flood patterns important for wildlife conservation
Boniface Keakabetse Adaptation to flood patterns and climate change is key to the sustainability of Mokoro (canoe) community poling tourism operations, a foundation of wildlife conservation and tourism in the…
- News
- March 20, 2022
- 213 views
Wilderness Safaris Equip a Borehole For Shokomokwa Residents
Shokomokwa residents near Shorobe village will now enjoy fresh water after Wilderness Safaris equipped a borehole at the settlement to provide for their drinking water. The project undertaken through Children…
- Business
- March 6, 2022
- 753 views
Tame Mall’s new project to change face of Maun
Boniface Keakabetse The ‘Mall of Maun’ project has been projected to create an excess of 4500 employment: 2000 positions at construction phase and 2,500 once the mall becomes operational. This…
- Lifestyle
- March 2, 2022
- 183 views
Botswana female photographer’s exhibition promote wildlife conservation
Boniface Keakabetse Botswana female wildlife photographer, Tshepho Phokoje is one of the few women documenting wildlife and conservation issues in the country. The self-taught Phokoje (40) whose surname interestingly means…
- News
- February 28, 2022
- 171 views
Botswana tourism operators fear Russia- Ukraine conflict could impact travel sector
Boniface Keakabetse Botswana tourism operators have expressed fear that the escalation of Russian- Ukraine conflict could affect travel and conservation in Botswana. The uncertainty of war has gripped the world…
- Sustainablity & Tourism
- February 28, 2022
- 244 views
‘Sisboy’ the Rhino orphan named after President Masisi safe at Khama Rhino Sanctuary
Boniface Keakabetse Black Rhinoceros calf ‘Sisboy’ named after Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, was just 26 months when his mother was killed by poachers in the Okavango Delta. Rhino poaching in…
- News
- February 27, 2022
- 198 views
Gil Saleshando’s Long Walk To His Father’s Gravesite
Boniface Keakabetse Veteran politician Gilson Saleshando and Sankuyo Tshwaragano Management Trust have reached an agreement regarding the burial site of Gilson’s father, the late Ndodi Saleshando. The graveyard forms part…
- News
- February 25, 2022
- 172 views
Community Trusts
Hunting community trusts in Ngamiland have begun to embark on a chain of community projects and conservation projects with the millions sourced from the past international hunting season. This transpired…
