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Trust tries to use chili peppers to keep elephants away Deaths from elephant attacks are increasing in southern Zambia and northern Botswana, where people are crammed in with a rising elephant population. A Zambia-based trust is training African ...  
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At the foot of Kgale Hill, the sudden appearance of new shops caused a bit of a buzz as bemused locals seeking to book a haircut or buy beer found themselves turned away from a film set.This was not a new mall, but Botswana's very own "Kgalewood" where the successful No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels were turned into a television series that has introduced the tiny African country to a whole new audience.  
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Author Alexander McCall Smith has given Shakespeare's Macbeth an African twist blending wildlife and intrigue in Botswana's first ever opera, staged in a restored garage in the capital.The "Okavango MacBeth" examines the human-like behaviour of baboons under the watchful eye of three primatologists who cannot intervene in a bloody struggle for power which has all the key facets of Shakespeare's play.  
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KATIMA MULILO, Namibia, Nov. 6 — Five Southern African Development Community (SADC) tourism ministers from Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe Thursday expressed satisfaction with the progress made on the proposed trans-frontier tourism ...  
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The management of Debswana is scheduled to meet the Botswana Mining Workers Union (BMWU) on Friday to discuss the ongoing impasse regarding a 15 percent pay hike that employees are demanding. Debswana, which has just emerged from its worst period in ...  
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Linked from http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/bird-conservation-newsletter-trans-okavango-transect --- Read Full Story
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Major new insights, gained from recent discoveries at the Tsodilo Hills, are creating excitement around the world. The Tsodilo Hills are about 300km north of Maun, Botswana   and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site 3 or 4 years ago. Camping is possible at the site and a museum already exists. It is expected that more safari trips will be taking interested and informed visitors to the hills. Along with the thousands of wall paintings that we knew existed, artifacts over 70,000 years old, that were used in ritual activities, have been found. The headlines are all about the Python Shrine that has ... Read Full Story
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Botswana Book Launch Phenyo Thebe , University of Botswana, has just published Botswana: Culture and Customs . It is available at Amazon and soon on the Afro Trek website. Visit The Maun Blog for a review of the book. An ideal Christmas gift for people interested in life in Botswana. Read Full Story
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Okavango Delta - Wetlands Getting Wetter Travellers from around the world are following, with growing interest, the strong floods pouring into the Okavango Delta . A post in the Maun, Botswana Blog about the flow rates at Mohembo is creating worldwide interest. Click on the above link to follow the developing story. What has started as a strong annual flood with flow rates of over 400 cubic metres per second, has spike over 200 cubes in just 10 days. Kasane is experiencing wide ranging flooding as we speak and it is very possible a similiar situation is developing in the Okavango Delta . A ... Read Full Story
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Maun Festival !!! April 30 to May 2 - Check It Out Get tickets early! Come and enjoy - live entertainment from music through to poetry, theatre and dance. The Maun Carnival will be a "celebration of music, art, culture, and crafts in the tourism capital of Botswana ." Get the continuing updates about this huge event from the Maun Festival website. Read Full Story
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