BOTSFA PODCAST PAGE


The Podcast interviews augument Dumela, a newsletter periodically issued by the Botswana-Sweden Friendship Association (BOTSFA) for the benefit of its members and Friends of Botswana. The casts share news and views on Botswana ... in support of the country's social and cultural exchanges with Sweden.

PODCAST 1: Kent Nilsson on Corona in Botswana

This interview, the first, held on 29th April, 2020, is with the Swedish Honorary Consul to Botswana, Kent Nilsson. The interview provides select issues on Coronavirus or COVID-19 developments in Botswana.


Interview by Julia Majaha-Jartby and Mats Ögren Wanger
Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger
Producer: Per Järtby


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PODCAST 2: Ulrika Egner on Pilates Live in Botswana

This interview, the second, held on 12th May, 2020, is with Ulrika Egner in Gaborone. In the interview Ulrika tells about Pilates and thelive classes she is offering every morning at 9.00 am from her home. You can follow her on the web by going to the Pilates Place. If you miss a class you will find it stored under the link video


Interview by Kerstin Jackson Main
Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger
Producer: Per Järtby


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PODCAST 3: Dr. Kiran Bhagat on Covid-19

This interview, the third, held on 23rd May, 2020, is with Dr. Kiran Bhagat in Gaborone. Dr. Bhagat is a cardiologist and a clinical pharmacologist. He is passionate about life style changes that prevent chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, stroke and diabetes. In this interview he talks about the negative effect the Covid-19 has on the Batswana and he also touches on the Corona situation in genela.


Interview by Kerstin Jackson Main
Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger
Producer: Per Järtby


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PODCAST 4: Super Sande on the effect of Covid-19 for tourism

This interview, the fourth, held on 5th June, 2020, is Mr. Super Sande. Super is the a senior guide at Jack's Camp in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. He has been working there for more than 20 years. In this interview he describes the situation at the Camp and how it has been affected by the Corona virus.
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Interview by Kerstin Jackson Main
Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger
Producer: Per Järtby

Super Sande
Born 1973
Super grew up and schooled in Sinyawe in eastern Botswana.
He is married and has 5 children and he has built a home for his family in Gweta.
Before Super came to Jack’s Camp he had worked at an Animal Game farm dealing with orphaned animals in Francistown. He has also worked with animal count for Birds and Games.
Ralph Bousfield is one of the senior shareholders of Jack Camp (the heart of the Safari Company Uncharted Africa.) ‘Jack’s’ has a special place in Ralph’s heart for it is where, long before the safari business was established, that his father used to ‘hide away’ for peace and quiet in a hammock under the whispering palm trees on the ancient lake bed. Super worked for some years with Ralph and, in time, qualified formally as a Botswana guide and started, in 1994, his present career as a Safari Guide, still with Uncharted Africa.
His guiding skills and experience of tourism has taken him on travels to England and Italy where he has represented Botswana.
Apart from being a very knowledgeable guide he has also picked up other skills. One cannot be a safari guide in the remote corners of Botswana without acquiring a range of other skills including, bricklaying, plumbing, and fixing cars.
Today Super is training new guides!
“It has been a long journey,” Super says, ”Everything I do I have to learn how to do it”
He spends his free time at his farm in Gweta where he has goats, cows and horses and he is an inquisitive farmer who is experimenting with crops whose seeds are not attractive to birds. This has been very successful. The latest experiment is planting chilies in his fields to keep the elephants out.
Super is a true believer in lifetime learning.

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Welcome to the 5th episode of BOTSFA podcast.

This episode gives you an update on the HIV situation in Botswana with the help of Dr. Ava Avalos (originally from San Diego, California). She works as a HIV/TB specialist physician and as an Aids activist in Africa.

In addition to clinical care, she focuses her medical research on optimizing anti-retroviral treatment for HIV/AIDS patients, preventing both ART failure and the development of drug resistance, as well as improving the implementation of public health programs in Botswana.


Interview by Kerstin Jackson Main
Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger
Producer: Per Järtby

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PODCAST 6: Zindzi Letsididi on TheNeoHub Innovation Hub

Ms Zindzi Letsididi is a visionary and purpose driven leader who believes in supporting citizen
economic empowerment initiatives, and youth development.
She is the Founder and Director of
TheNeoHub Innovation Lab. In her role, she has the responsibility of facilitating SMMEs innovations and oversees the strategy mandate of the Innovation hub.
Ms. Letsididi is the founding director of Awake, Arise & Shine NGO that aims to empower young women to live a purpose-driven life marked by leadership, accountability, and societal contribution.


More information


Interview by Kerstin Jackson Main
Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger
Producer: Per Järtby

 

 
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PODCAST 7: ARC - Art Recidency Centre

ARC is an art residency centre based at the Gaborone Club, Gaborone, Botswana. “We offer work residencies to creatives in our community”.
In this interview Ann Gollifer, Maipelo Gabang and Tumelo Nkwe (the current ARC executive) introduce you to ARC. Enjoy!
For more information contact us:
arcbotswana@gmail.com
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Interview by Mats Ögren Wanger
Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger
Producer: Per Järtby

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PODCAST 8: Peter Eliasson at BIUST

Peter Eliasson is a lecturer at BIUST (Botswana International University of Science & Technology) in Palapye, Botswana, teaching courses in the fields of Ecology and Forestry. He presently teaches three courses, in addition to supervising Ph.D. students.
In this interview, Peter takes up seeing students doing research and fieldwork as one of his pleasures in teaching, since joining the university in 2017. For example, he is currently engaging his students in investigating the effects of solar power on carbon dioxide emissions in Botswana..

Interview by Kerstin Jackson Main
Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger
Producer: Per Järtby

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PODCAST 9: Ulf Nermark - Fish faming in Botswana

Ulf Nermark, a Swedish national, is a marine biologist, photographer and teacher. He is a permanent resident in Botswana since 1990. This interview was done during his recent visit to Sweden, in the beginning of 2021.
In the interview Ulf talks about fish farming projects in Botswana. To that he says, “In spite of the fact the interest in fish farming was very low for many years, I never lost interest and I have undertaken my own farming trials.” The Government of Botswana has renewed interest in developing the industry — very encouraging for the farming projects. Ulf is part of a FAO project team assisting the Government of Botswana to develop the aquaculture sector, in a more structured way.
Articles in Dumela:
No 2/2013
No 1/2015


Interview by Mats Ögren Wanger
Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger
Producer: Per Järtby

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PODCAST 10: Sheila Tlou - Specialist in HIV/AIDS

Professor Sheila Dinotshe Tlou on health in Botswana

In podcast no.10, MotherK Masire interviews Professor Sheila Dinotshe Tlou about her roles as Minister of Health and HIV activist. Professor Tlou also shares her view on how the country has handled the Covid-19 pandemic.

Professor Tlou is a Motswana nurse, specialist in HIV/AIDS and women's health, and a nursing educator. She was Minister of Health from 2004 to 2008. Professor Tlou is an internationally distinguished advocate for the adequacy of human resources in health development. She is a recognized visionary leader.

MotherK Masire is a mindfulness coach and founder of the wellness farm, Afro Botho. 


Interview by Mother K Masire
Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger
Producer: Per Järtby

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PODCAST 11: Ednah Rosén- Founder of Acacia Café in Maun

Ednah Rosén is an award winning cookbook writer and founder of Acacia Café in Maun. BOTSFA’s podcast reporter Kerstin Jackson Main met Ednah for a chat about food, culture and good vibes at the Nhabe Museum where the restaurant is located.

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Interview by Kerstin Jackson Main
Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger
Producer: Per Järtby

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