Chobe women make their mark in tourism’s ‘Great Reset’
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Out and about: Kahimbi ‘Kay’ Kaziyo and Irene Matshogo are part of the Chobe Angels PICS: MBONGENI MGUNI
KASANE – A philosophy developed and promoted by the leadership of Chobe Holdings in the last decade has paved the way for women breaking the ceiling in tourism, moving beyond the laundry room, restaurants and housekeeping, to being guides in the wild and occupying prominent positions in the board room.
Chobe Holdings is one of the country’s largest and oldest tourism groups with world-renowned camps and assets in the northwest tourism heartland which includes the Okavango Delta and Tsodilo Hills, the country’s two World Heritage Sites.
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