During the year 2000, few friends toyed with the idea of constructing a Temple for Lord Venkateshwara so that the community can have a dedicated place of worship with the traditional Indian Architecture. Soon they formed a trust by name “Botswana Hindu Charity Trust (BHCT)”. The Trust’s main objective was to build a temple for Read more…
ISKCON Krishna – Gaborone – Botswana
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna movement, is aGaudiya Vaishnava religious organization. This society has been founded in 1966 in New York City by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. This movement of mercy has spread to all continents of the world. Within 40 years it Read more…
Sun City Resort – Sun City – South Africa
Sun City Resort, inaugurated in 1979, is an iconic tourist destination in South Africa, located in the North West province near Pilanesberg National Park. This luxury complex, known for its extravagance and exclusivity, was developed by South African entrepreneur Sol Kerzner and has become a benchmark in high-end leisure and entertainment tourism. Surrounded by breathtaking Read more…
The Big Hole, Open Mine, Kimberley Mine – Kimberly – South Africa
The Big Hole, Open Mine, Kimberley Mine or Tim Kuilmine (Afrikaans: Groot Gat) is an open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa, and claimed to be the deepest hole excavated by hand, although this claim is disputed. The first diamonds here were found by Erasmus Jacobs on Colesberg Kopje by members of the “Red Cap Party” from Colesberg on the farm Vooruitzigt belonging to the De Beers brothers, in 1871. The Read more…
Maun Airport (FBMN) – Botswana
Maun Airport International (FBMN) is located within Maun Town boundaries, in the North West District, and is about one and half hours flight from Gaborone and two hour from Johannesburg. The airport is open to both domestic and international traffic, and mainly serves as the gateway for tourists visiting the world famous Okavango Delta. Maun Read more…
The Port of Durban – Durban – South Africa
The Port of Durban, commonly called Durban Harbour, is the largest and busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa. It handles up to 31.4 million tons of cargo each year. The Port of Durban in Durban, South Africa is the fourth largest container terminal in the Southern Hemisphere, handling 2,568,124 TEU in 2012. Port statistics Durban Read more…
Madikwe Game Reserve – South Africa
The Madikwe Game Reserve is a protected area in South Africa, part of the latest park developments in the country. Named after the Madikwe or Marico River, on whose basin it is located, it was opened in 1991 and comprises 750 km² of bushland north of the small town Groot-Marico up to the Botswana border. Read more…
O.R. Tambo International Airport – Johannesburg (South Africa)
O. R. Tambo International Airport (IATA: JNB, ICAO: FAOR) (ORTIA) is a major international airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, near the city of Johannesburg. It serves as the primary airport for domestic and international travel to/from South Africa and is Africa’s busiest airport with a capacity to handle up to 28 million passengers annually with Read more…
Catalonia Trade & Investment (Generalitat of Catalonia) – Johannesburg – South Africa
The Financial Times sees Catalonia as the best Southern European Region of the Future in its latest report on the most attractive European locations for future investments. With more than 7,000 international companies in Catalonia, Barcelona comes first in the continent by FDI strategy and policies for attracting investors. Are you a Southern African company considering a Read more…
Martin’s Drift Border Post – Botswana – South Africa
Martin’s Drift is the border post on the Botswana side, between Botswana and South Africa. It is important to have a valid passport and sufficient funds to facilitate your stay when reaching the border post. Citizens of SA do not need a visa for crossing a Botswana border post. South African and international driver’s licenses Read more…
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