Mokolodi Livin’ Pt. II
By Katy Osborn Our vehicle has stopped along a tall red fence. There are hyenas inside, our guide Onks tells us — they’re not suited to run wild in Mokolodi […]
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Botswana vs. South Africa: The Good, the Bad, and the Future
By Emily Ullmann Midway through the second week of a Globalist trip, after spending several days in a secondary location, comparisons become inevitable. For the group of Globalistas in Johannesburg, […]
Lights Out
By Dianne Lake Upon our arrival to Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana, it was clear that we wouldn’t be having any problems with too much “hustle and bustle.” Botswana […]
BRIC(S?)
By Rachel Brown Given my obsession with all things related to China, it was perhaps inevitable that out of all the journalists I could have turned to while visiting the […]
A Brief Overview of Language in South Africa for the Perpetually Confused (i.e., Us)
By Anisha Suterwala Language, namely who speaks what language and where, in South Africa, has been a source of perpetual confusion to us on the trip. Deciphering who speaks what […]
Mokolodi Livin’
By Katy Osborn This morning we left the glitzy high-rises of Gaborone for two days in in the bush of Mokolodi, a small nature reserve located about 15 km south […]
The Smokescreen of Batswana Growth: Is Private Development the answer?
by Ashley Wu Botswana’s Resource Curse? Stable politics, sustained double-digit economic growth, and comparatively good governance brought us here. Botswana was supposed to be a shining success story of prudent […]
