Category: Botswana

Postings about Botswana related items.

When The Stars Come Out

Last week was hectic, with work meetings in Tsabong and Sowa (thankfully the company stumped up for me to fly to and from Francistown, so not entirely awful).

A Week On The Road: Bring Me My Cessna
A Week On The Road: Bring Me My Cessna

Now I’m back in Tsabong to do some site measurements with our South African stainless steel fabrication specialist, and true to form I only escaped Gaborone at 1400. It’s about 550km, of which the first 100km is a traffic filled road to/from hell and the remainder punctuated by livestock and potholes. The last 150km were done after sunset. Continue reading “When The Stars Come Out”

Slip n Slide Gaborone

So, seems like the fuss about Nasty C has died down and our optimism is back.  A new “first” for Botswana has been touted all over social media, radio stations and at shopping malls.

Yes: Slip N Slide was coming to Gaborone for the long weekend.

Slip n Slide Promo
Slip n Slide Gaborone Promo

Looks fantastic… Continue reading “Slip n Slide Gaborone”

Domestic Rain Water Harvesting – Botswana

With water shortages being in the news for the last few years the question of “Why can’t we catch this water and use it?” pops up on Botswana Twitter.

One of the popular solutions, and frequently implemented on government staff houses in rural areas, is to put gutters on houses and direct the collected rainwater into plastic water tanks.  Seems like a great idea, but how do the numbers add up?

I did a few calculations using data from our weather station for the 2014-2015 period and it is interesting, with different answers depending on circumstances (no surprise there, then). Continue reading “Domestic Rain Water Harvesting – Botswana”