Global turbulence threatens tourism’s post-COVID recovery
Friday, September 09, 2022 | 380 Views |

Easy sailing: Tourists from Camp Okavango enjoy a recent cruise of the Delta on a mokoro PIC: MBONGENI MGUNI
The local tourism sector is at the tail-end of its traditional peak season, a high-traffic window running roughly between April and October.
This period is preferred by tourists as the dry winter conditions provide for better viewing of various species through the usually lush wilderness and easier sightings as they gather around the fewer water sources.
Stock theft has become rampant and difficult to contain thus keeping the police on their toes as the country is rocked by stock theft cases that are becoming difficult to contain.This form of crime is causing great misery to farmers in Botswana, especially in rural communities that largely depend on agriculture for a living. As stock theft cases escalate, the police say that most of the meat consumed in major towns and villages is from stolen...