When passion for Landies meets compassion

Landrover convoy into the CKGR PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Landrover convoy into the CKGR PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Once again Team Land Rover Botswana last weekend returned into the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) to deliver donations to people living there. This year the charity expedition attracted a big turnout and although the mission was accomplished, it was a case of more vehicles, more problems as the CKGR sand humbled the roaring Landies. Staff Writer THALEFANG CHARLES reports

On the map, Metsiamanong (22° 26’ 3.552” S, 24° 13’ 54.156” E) is right in the heart of Botswana. If the country’s geometric centre point could be calculated, it would surely be closer to Metsiamanong than anywhere else.

Metsiamanong is in the middle of nowhere. Getting there requires a strictly 4X4 Wheel Drive vehicle as well as expert off-road driving proficiency.

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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