Khama to unveil two iconic monuments before he goes

Friday, March 23, 2018

New monument at The Tropic of Capricorn. PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism through the Department of National Museum and Monuments will on March 27, 2018 host the Unveiling of Columnar Joints at the Tropic of Capricorn as well as the Unveiling of Elephant Sculpture at Kasane Airport on the March 28, 2018.

The unveiling events will both be conducted by President Ian Khama at 1130hrs on each date.

The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the three imaginary lines along with the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator which are believed to cut across the planet Earth with the Equator being the longest line of latitude.

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