The trial of eight men accused of committing high treason and other crimes by attempting to secede the Zambezi region from Namibia 20 years and longer ago is now approaching its end, with a judgement expected to be delivered in the Windhoek High Court in April next year.
An African lodge celebrates its female guides on International Women’s Day
To mark International Women’s Day, we shine a spotlight on a pioneering female guide in Botswana
Girls and young women across Africa with ambitions to be a guide will be inspired by Florence Kagiso, a guide at the five-star
Florence Kagiso (Desert & Delta Safaris)
The safari operator Desert & Delta Safaris has seven camps in northern Botswana’s game reserves and national parks, and one across the Chobe River in Namibia’s Eastern Caprivi Strip. The operator employs local guides such as Florence.
Florence was inspired to be a guide by her strong mum – a single mum, who was also a farmer and carer for her two blind grandmothers. From a young age living in Gumare village in the Okavango Delta, we used to live among wildlife in the farms, Florence explains. My mother and my grandmother were farmers living off the land and we would regularly encounter wildlife such as elephants. I remember even a