I was born in Limpopo, where wild sage scented the air and the distant roar of lions was part of the soundtrack of childhood. The bush isn’t just where I’m from — it’s who I am. It runs through my ...

Bouncing with the updrafts in the back of a single-engine Cessna, I watch the slim shadow of our aeroplane dance across the marbled expanse of the Okavango Delta, some 500ft below. “If we go down out ...

In northern Botswana, a vast wetland sprawl is the ecological engine for the entire Okavango basin. Every year, a team of scientists and other experts gives it a health check. The research conducted ...

At the heart of Botswana is the Okavango Delta, a fragrant oasis untouched by human beings and pristine with wildlife. It is one of nature’s most fleeting yet magical experiences, taking us into a ...

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