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There may be a nasty side to this - at least where two countries in #southernafrica are concerned. Both #botswana and #lesotho feature in films about the struggle against #whitesupremacy . 'A United Kingdom' deals with #seretsekhama who was deported and deposed as chief by the #ukgovernment after marrying a white woman - later he was the first president of #botswana. #lesotho is where the Woods family escape to in 'Cry Freedom'. Red meat to his racist base?
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#Africa #Botswana #CulturalHeritage #photography
'As part of a groundbreaking new partnership with a group of University of Toronto librarians, the [Khama III Memorial Museum] will soon be able to digitize, preserve and share these remarkable holdings with scholars all over the world, while ensuring the physical items remain with the museum, where they belong.'
library.utoronto.caPreserving history across continents: U of T Libraries and Botswana’s Khama III Memorial Museum launch groundbreaking digitization project | University of Toronto Libraries Published February 25, 2025by Alison Lang, UTL NewsIn the Southern African country of Botswana, in the town of Serowe, a small museum with a bright red roof holds the stories of a country’s soul.
In Botswana, a conservation success story has come with deadly consequences
Some are pushing trophy hunting as part of the solution.
In December, the Boko government in Botswana released more than 400 elephant permits for the 2025 hunting season.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/botswana-elephant-conservation-trophy-hunting/105077698
The Okavango Delta is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa. Every year it transforms from a dry barren landscape to a fertile water covered delta in the middle of the desert.
#Botswana #travel #BUCKETLIST https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Botswana/
#Botswana #travel #BUCKETLIST https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Botswana/
The Okavango Delta is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa. Every year it transforms from a dry barren landscape to a fertile water covered delta in the middle of the desert.
#Botswana #travel #BUCKETLIST https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Botswana/
The Okavango Delta is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa. Every year it transforms from a dry barren landscape to a fertile water covered delta in the middle of the desert.
#Botswana #travel #BUCKETLIST https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Botswana/
#Botswana #travel #BUCKETLIST https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Botswana/
The Okavango Delta is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa. Every year it transforms from a dry barren landscape to a fertile water covered delta in the middle of the desert.
#Botswana #travel #BUCKETLIST https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Botswana/
Congratulations to Botswana on your first satellite!
https://spaceinafrica.com/2025/03/15/botswana-successfully-launches-first-satellite-botsat-1/
Space in Africa · Botswana Successfully Launches First Satellite, BOTSAT-1 - Space in AfricaBotswana’s first satellite, BOTSAT-1, was successfully launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9—Transporter 13 rideshare mission on March 15, 2025.
https://www.europesays.com/1943391/ Prince Harry resigns from charity Sentebale after ‘unthinkable’ dispute with chair #botswana #HivAids #Lesotho #PrinceHarry #PrinceHarryCharity #PrinceSeeiso #PrinceSeeisoOfLesotho #royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #royals #SophieChandauka #SouthernAfrican #WhatIsSentebale? #WhoIsPrinceSeeiso? #WhoIsSophieChandauka? #WhyDidPrinceHarryResign
I’m not here to hunt rabbits…
https://amf.didiermary.fr/not-here-hunt-rabbits-various-artists-botswana/
A whole community of musicians from Botswana playing guitar in a way most of us have never thought possible… and they’re not here to hunt rabbits…
A community of African country blues masters with a totally original technique. For one thing; the left hand reaches up and over the neck of the guitar, instead of […]
African Music Forum · I'm not here to hunt rabbits... - African Music Forum
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Black heron canopy hunting, Chobe National Park, Botswana
© Paul Souders/Minden PIctures
#photography #Botswana #NationalPark
Deadly Botswana rains made more likely by climate change, rapid urbanization https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/deadly-botswana-rains-made-more-likely-by-climate-change-rapid-urbanization/
Mongabay Environmental News · Deadly Botswana rains made more likely by climate change, rapid urbanizationUnusually heavy rainfall struck southern Botswana and eastern South Africa from Feb. 16-20, flooding cities and killing at least 31 people. In Botswana, the government said nearly 5,500 people were affected, and more than 2,000 people evacuated. A new rapid study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA), a team of international climate scientists analyzing extreme […]