Wilderness Safaris donate food to drought-stricken communities

Bones Keakabetse According to Moalosi Lebekwe, stakeholder relations manager at Wilderness Safaris, his organization is helping local communities deal with the severe drought by providing food hampers. In the Okavango…

OKAVANGO WILDERNESS SAFARIS – PIONEERING CONSERVATION TOURISM SINCE 1983

13 November 2024 – Founded in Botswana over 40 years ago, Wilderness harnesses its hospitality business to drive transformative, lasting change, guided by its Impact pillars – Educate, Empower, and…

Professor Mbaiwa advises new UDC Government on tourism

Joseph Mbaiwa, a professor of tourism studies at the Okavango Research Institute of the University of Botswana, has counseled the recently elected Umbrella for Democratic Change Government to enhance policy…

WILDERNESS RWANDA REVEALS BISATE RESERVE: A BREATHTAKING HAVEN

October 2024—Wilderness Bisate Reserve, the newest gem in Africa’s luxury safari landscape, has opened in Rwanda, set against the dramatic backdrop of Volcanoes National Park (VNP).  The pinnacle of luxury…

Okavango Delta born Crocodile the oldest in the world

𝐀𝐭 𝟏𝟐𝟑 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝-𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚, 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐞. According to the Sun, Henry was born on December…

Motlopi coffee maker wary of climate change

One woman who makes a living from the Shepherd tree, or Boscia albitrunca, also called Motlopi in Setswana, is Unomosa Dichabe. The Shepherd tree is an evergreen native to Southern…

How A Botswana Green Innovator Is Shaping The World

By Boniface Keakabetse Chedza solar-powered backpacks are increasingly becoming one of Africa’s most popular inventions from Ked-Liphi, a Botswana-based company that specializes in electronics engineering and ideas. Ked-Liphi, a social…

andBeyond Botswana Team Shines at 2024 Leadership Conference

andBeyond Botswana team recently participated in the 2024 Leadership Conference. 13 dedicated members from andBeyond Botswana actively participated in the enriching event held from May 13 – 17 at Arcadia…

UN Tourism and Botswana partner to develop tourism in greater Gaborone

UN Tourism have announced that together with the Botswana Department of Tourism they have launched a scoping mission to identify suitable tourism sites within Gaborone and its surrounding areas. The…

Elephant Without Borders reports surge in elephant poaching

Elephant Without Borders (EWB) have reported discovering nine poached elephant carcasses located at various locations of the Okavango Delta. A letter dated 24 April 2024 seen by The Okavango Express…