Of whisky and diamonds: John Teeling speaks
Friday, June 12, 2015

Icons: Jim Gibson, Gavin Lamont, Manfred Marx at the discovery of the Orapa pit in 1967. Teeling is following in the pioneering explorers footsteps
Getting into Botswana
“I came here in 2002. I had been working in Zimbabwe in gold but the business became difficult because of political uncertainty. I need as much certainty in an environment as possible because I take the risk in geology. I therefore moved with my highly trained people to the greenstone belt around Francistown.
From Jakoba's mysterious disappearance on November 9 to the grim discovery of his remains at Mosinki Lands, a gap in the response mechanisms of the police and village leadership has been laid bare. The community's anger is evident, seen in the attack on Bakang Masole, the man found driving Jakoba's taxi and the main suspect, and the subsequent riot. Residents express discontent, citing a troubling trend of missing persons cases often...