Wilderness plans further expansion in Africa
Friday, May 30, 2014
Wilderness eyes six other African countries
Presenting the tourism company’s results for the year ended February 28, 2014 on Tuesday in Gaborone, Wilderness chief executive, Keith Vincent said the group’s target countries are Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo Brazzaville, Malawi and Seychelles.
The Botswana and JSE listed company currently operates in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Smash-and-grab incidents became common at traffic lights, Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) bombings made headlines too often, cash-in-transit robberies terrified security personnel, while home invasions left families traumatised in the very places they were supposed to feel safest. The situation had reached alarming levels and threatened not only the peace of ordinary citizens, but also the country’s reputation as one of the safest and most...