The Botswana Society for the Arts was founded in 1996. It is a not-for-profit NGO run by a committee of volunteers, and is currently the only umbrella organisation devoted to the development and promotion of the visual and performing arts. Roles of the BSA Improving the profile of the arts Promotion Advocacy Lobbying Raising awareness Read more…
Thapong Visual Arts Centre – Gaborone – Botswana
Thapong Visual Arts Centre provides a venue for the visual arts in Botswana through maintaining studios, Residencies and workshops. The workshops promote the sharing of art skills and stimulation of professional artists, school leavers, and art teachers. They can either be of two-week duration or shorter and weekend workshops have also being run. Instructors are Read more…
Capital Bank – Gaborone – Botswana
Capital Bank Botswana Limited (CBL) began commercial operations in Botswana in June 2008, and now has branches in Gaborone, Francistown, Mogoditshane and Broadhurst. The Bank provides a full range of services in all major currencies, and aims to achieve the highest standards of customer service. Capital Bank is affiliated to First Merchant Bank Limited (FMB) Read more…
National Reference Library- Sesigo – Gaborone – Botswana
Sesigo signifies efforts by the Government of Botswana and partners to enable public access to computers and internet by all citizens. The four year project is a partnership between the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture (MYSC) and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation represented by ACHAP in Botswana. Implementation takes place through the Botswana Read more…
Pharma South – Gaborone – Botswana
Pharma South Gaborone
The Village – Gaborone – Botswana
Established in 1890 and for some time serving as an administrative centre for the southern part of Bechuanaland Protectorate, the Village once held a fort, (constructed 1890-91), the area’s first post office, a prison, a grave yard, and the ‘Gaberones’ magistrate’s house. Of these buildings, only the prison remains, albeit in rather poor condition; and Read more…
Somarelang Tikologo – Gaborone’s Ecological Park – Gaborone – Botswana
Initiated in 2002 by the highly active environmental NGO Somarelang Tikologo, Gaborone’s Ecological Park – situated on the corner of South Ring Road and Kaunda Road – is a welcome retreat for city dwellers. It also is a highly instructive facility that familiarises visitors with simple but effective technologies for resource conservation and waste management. Read more…
Botswana Institute of Geomatics – Gaborone – Botswana
Botswana Institute of Geomatics. The Botswana Surveying and Mapping Association (BSMA) was established in 2001 and registered with the Registrar of Societies. It has since its onset grown in membership but more importantly in its contribution to the socioeconomic development of Botswana through involvement in key projects (i.e the NLR Project) and drafting the Geomatics Read more…
Gaborone Dam -Gaborone – Botswana
The Gaborone Dam is a dam on the Notwane River in Botswana with a capacity of 141,100,000 cubic metres (4.98×109 cu ft). The dam is operated by the Water Utilities Corporation, and supplies water to the capital city of Gaborone. Location The Gaborone Dam is located south of Gaborone along the Gaborone-Lobatse road, and provides Read more…
Central Business District – Gaborone – Botswana
Gaborone is one of the fastest growing cities in Africa. The growth of Gaborone, especially suburban growth, has caused much of the farmland surrounding the city to be absorbed into the city. Much of the food for Gaborone comes from north of the city with some smaller-scale farms on the southern end. The city centre Read more…
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