Botswanas National Monuments and Protected Areas

Botswana has over 2,500 National Monument sites, of which more than 100 have been gazetted. The National Monuments and Relics Act of 2001 ensures that the sites are adequately protected; most are free to visit, and some have full time guides.

Continuing the series of articles, MIKE and JEREMY BROOK cover the Bathoen Dam Bird Sanctuary, Pharing Gorge and Jwana Game Park, all within a two-hour drive from Gaborone, and situated near each other, south-west of the Capital.

Bathoen Dam Bird Sanctuary

Editor's Comment
Let justice, not politics determine Salakae’s fate

“Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.”-Lord HewartHis decision was the correct one.The move neither proves guilt nor settles the serious allegations that have brought him to the doorstep of the Regional Magistrate’s Court.It does, however, recognise a basic principle of accountable government, that a minister facing criminal charges should not remain in a position that could create even...

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