Experiencing the scenery of Gcwihaba caves
Sunday, December 24, 2023 | 190 Views |
A team of researchers who have embarked on a search for human origin humans at the Gcwihaba caves
The main aim of the media engagement was for the partners to share their project on the human origins in Botswana (also Hominids in Karst project), a scientific research collaboration between the Botswana through the National Museum and French (CNRS) governments launched in 2020.
The project also intends to conduct extensive cave researches at the Gcwihaba/Koanaka landscape for scientific knowledge and also to guide management in the implementation of sustainable tourism developments. The caves are more than 1000 kilometres from Gaborone.
While the minister is of the view that the proposal would have significant positive economic impact, the entertainment industry players believe otherwise. The issue has over the weeks become a hot potato. But what is of essence right now is that the country needs liberal ideas to move in the right direction While opening up the economy may sound quite interesting to the ear, rolling out extended trading hours through pilot programmes without...