Botswana tourism needs a revamp
Friday, April 04, 2025 | 530 Views |
Lush waters: Botswana's tourism is centred around the Okavango Delta in the North-West PIC: MBONGENI MGUNI
A recent visit to South Africa’s Mpumalanga, Gauteng, and Western Cape provinces demonstrated how structured provincial tourism can boost visitor experiences, economic activity, and local engagement.
Unlike Botswana, where tourism remains heavily centred on high-end safaris, South Africa has developed a model that promotes cultural, adventure, urban, and culinary tourism elements that Botswana could incorporate to diversify its own sector.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...