Carter Morupisi: An agent of abject failure

An anti-hunting pressure body has called for a boycott of Botswana’s copper, nickel and tourism until President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s government reinstates the hunting ban on elephants.

The Worldwide Rally Against Trophy Hunting (WRATH) engineered a watermelon of marchers to coincide with President Masisi’s May 31, 2019 address at the Jewellers Circular Keystone in Las Vegas, Nevada. The lifting of the hunting ban has seen celebrities Ellen DeGeneres, actress Kristin Davis and British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes wade into the boycott of tourism to Botswana unless the hunting ban is maintained.

According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) annual review, the travel and tourism sector in Botswana grew at 3.4%, just above the Sub-Saharan African average of 3.3% contributing US$ 2.5 billion to the economy. WTTC pegs the tourism contribution at 13.4% of all economic impact and supports 84, 000 jobs. Ninety six percent of the travel and tourism spending was generated by leisure visitors and just 4% from business travellers with 73% spending coming from international travellers and 27% from domestic travel.

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Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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