�Wild about Botswana�

Baobab Silhouettes at  Kubu Island
Baobab Silhouettes at Kubu Island

This new, large coffee table book, with almost 400 full colour pages, over 25,000 words and 650 images, describes Botswana’s principal tourist attractions - world heritage sites, game reserves, national parks, wildlife and bird sanctuaries and national monuments which, along with adjoining wildlife management areas, make up almost half of the country’s 581,730km2.

One of the world’s unique ecosystems, the Okavango Delta, is located in Botswana and was inscribed as the 1000th UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.

The Delta boasts robust populations of some of the world’s most endangered large mammals such as cheetah, white and black rhinoceros, wild dog and lion, all adapted to living in this wetland system. The Delta’s habitats are species rich with 1061 plants, 89 fish, 64 reptiles, 482 species of birds and 130 species of mammals.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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