Botswana
First among equals: what makes a great leader and does it matter?
Jared Diamond applies a distinctive approach to a crowded literary space, employing his ‘Hamlet test’ to assess leadership quality. He nominates Shakespeare, the first president of Botswana, Alex Ferguson and the Mormons as his top picks, while acknowledging that there are many other factors to success that tilt the scales
Thoughtful fantasy: Travel Light, by Naomi Mitchison, reviewed
Borrowing from Arthuriana, Norse sagas, fairy tales and legends, Mitchison’s novel modulates midway between magic and realism
Botswana’s President: elephant hunting isn’t cruel, it’s necessary
Last month, Botswana’s Minister for Environment and Tourism Dumezweni Mthimkhulu threatened to send 10,000 elephants to Hyde Park. This week,…
Botswana
As a boy camping with my father on safaris deep in the African bush, there were no tents involved; we…
The battle of the bushmen
Botswana’s shame – and ours
