OUR COUNTRY BOTSWANA

The focus of current exploration is in the North Eastern and Southern Botswana where all of the Prospecting Licences are situated. On the North East of Botswana we have our second largest city Francistown and is the home to the bulk of Base Metal Mining and exploration projects in Botswana. In the southern of Botswana we have our capital city Gaborone, we also have Jwaneng town where the world’s richest diamond mine by value Debswana Jwaneng Mine is situated.

Most of the investors and people have little knowledge of Botswana & likely regard Botswana in the same manner as many African countries are perceived. However Botswana is a lovely viable African country with a stable political environment, with a democratic government and a strong economy growth, with a population of about 2.4 million. Approximately 72% of the population live in modern urban areas. Botswana also prides itself with the haven for wildlife and tourism.

The success story of Botswana’s approach was confirmed by the World Economic Forum Public Institutions Survey 2006 that rated Botswana as the number one country in Africa in terms of Public Governance and Transparency International, which produces the most respected global corruption index. In the 2005 Transparency International Corruption Percep -tion Index Botswana ranks as one of the least corrupt countries in the world.

Botswana – An African Success Story

Most COUNTRIES have little knowledge of Botswana and likely regard it in the same manner as many African nations are perceived. However Botswana is a viable African country with a democratic government and a strong economy. Botswana is a relatively small landlocked country in southern Africa. Neighbouring countries are South Africa to the south, Namibia t o the west and north and Zimbabwe to the north and east. Botswana’s terrain is dominated by flat desert, savannah and grassland: it is a haven for wildlife, eg. hosts the largest population of elephants in the world. Of major environmental importance is the Okavango River which empties into the flat Kalahari Desert to form one of the largest inland deltas in the world. This is the only area of Botswana to hold significant amounts of permanent water.

There are no permanent rivers elsewhere inside Botswana. Apart from a relatively fertile strip along the eastern side of the country, the Kalahari Desert blankets almost the entire remaining portion of Botswana.

With a land area larger than France and a popul -ation of only 2.4 million Botswana has a very low population density. Approximately 40% of the population live in modern cities, including the capital Gaborone & the second largest city Francistown, while the remainder live a more traditional village based lifestyle. Botswana received its independence from Great Britain in 1966 & since that time a multiparty democratic system has operated successfully.

Botswana has enjoyed continuous peace and economic stability since independence and has carefully avoided conflicts that have occurred in neighbouring countries. The success of Botswana’s approach is confirmed by the World Economic Forum Public Institutions Survey 2006 that rated Botswana as the number one country in Africa in terms of Public Governance and by Transparency International, which produces the most respected global corruption index. In the 2005 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index Botswana ranks as one of the least corrupt countries in the world (32 out of 159), and by far and away the least corrupt country in Africa.