they were bringing it to another -- cultural togetherness. >> in 2009, the government of botswana put out an urgent call for solar energy projects that happen to the 315 cloudless days per year. if they manage to capture only a small part of the energy, the future of the environment and the people will be very bright indeed. >> you do not have people without the environment. no environment without people. we should promote technologies that can assist people while helping the environment. i cannot imagine doing a better thing. i cannot imagine it. simply nothing i would want to do more than what i am doing right now. >> in the vastness of the desert, the sun is powering the communications revolution. huge distances separate electrical utilities of this huge country, and they're very few fixed phone lines. in the past, botswana relied on generators to run hundreds of remote cell phone towers. >> the system works very well and is better than the diesel systems. we have the energy from the sun. >> according to the world bank, botswana has 143 cell phone prescriptions per 100 people, more

max is from the etsa community in the northwest of the okavango delta in botswana. >> before, people could rely on farming. nowadays, they can't because the rainfall here is more variable. we used not to have rainfall in winter, like june and july. for the past two years, we have experienced rainfall in those months. that shows that the climate has changed a lot. >> community conservation systems in botswana--like the jakotsha trust, where max works--are being used to shape the creation of the kaza. >> it's very important that we implement the kaza plan so that we can try and manage our resource here. >> it's not just about wildlife and conservation. it includes communities and rural farmers in the overall land use plan. >> it can be community areas. it can be game-management area. it can even be agricultural land, providing that whatever is practiced is done in a responsible manner not to the detriment of the environment in the long term. >> by creating financially beneficial alternatives to farming, the kaza plan creates an appropriate, whole-system approach to sustainable land use

change this to botswana. they have joined the ranks of antwerp and tel aviv as one of the world most important diamond hubs. the world's richest diamond mines in the world's biggest diamond producing nation. this is worth billion to but juana. the country wants more benefit before it will eventually be dried. there are millions and millions of dollars worth on this table. this one alone is worth a cool $12 million. previously it would have been sold all the way to london for global buyers. moment for this country. quite the mining giant has been relocating more of the diamond work. sales are next. there should be more jobs for locals. >> $6 billion worth of diamonds will be sold here every year. there is hope that will make an economic impact. botswana has become one of the richest countries in africa thanks to diamond mining. there are warnings. >> it is a concern. the diamonds are running out. they should be far more diversified than we are at the moment. >> botswana has at least another decade of diamonds

they called from very tough action, and similarly, they have been split with botswana and particular taking out a tough line. there is a big player in the african union and in the southern african community. south africa, because it has a long border with zimbabwe, it has always been very cautious. the analyst i spoke to said that south africa has acted as a kind of break on formulating language which would otherwise have been stronger. >> the first official figures for the parliamentary poll in zimbabwe, they have 2/3 of a majority. a 20% rate in the first round, the prime minister, having failed to secure an outright majority, they will face the runner up. the election is the first since the military coup and sparks the political and territorial process. >> a fresh start or a return to turmoil. they have the results from their presidential elections. the prime minister is known with 40% of the votes but failed to get an outright majority. he is still ahead of his main rival that did manage to push past 20%. claiming abuses of the polls. >> the lawyers have revealed a lot of irregul

as we reported last march, two wildlife filmmakers in botswana in southern africa have found a way toclose to crocs in the murky water of the okavango delta. the images they've captured are some of the most remarkable wildlife scenes we've ever seen. the okavango delta has been called one of the last edens on earth. the hundreds of miles of winding waterways and untouched islands are home to some of africa's most exotic and enchanting wildlife. it's also home to tens of thousands of nile crocodiles. for the last five years, brad bestelink and his wife andy crawford have been risking their lives filming these man-eaters in the most daring way imaginable-- following the crocodiles into their underwater lairs. it is a dark and foreboding world down there. visibility is sometimes only a few feet, and you can't even see the crocodiles until you catch a glimpse of their long rows of razor sharp white teeth. how did you know you could do this? >> brad bestelink: we were next to a ledge, and this crocodile swam out and actually swam between us and then settled on the ground next to us. ( laug

i could have a shocker also took wrongs as britain's christina her again stole the show picking botswana's mantri moncho by for thousands of a second to reclaim the crown she won in a soca six years ago and the twenty nine year old britain says she also wants a second olympic gold after enjoying her stay here in moscow. everything's been good it's much better i think it's going to base it's been fed a really good time here and. the stadium is amazing i never seen the moscow stadium before as i was really really impressed i definitely want to do rio so i'll make sure that i experience very in rio i'm going a good physician to go out and. run the championships. yeah i did my best i did my best so that think i'm finished. because sometimes. and after completing the long distance double in moscow britain's greatest athlete most far up provided the inspiration for a local running club as the five thousand and ten thousand me to champion was on hand to wish good luck to those competing in a seven kilometer race around the capital's exhibition center some four thousand amateur around us took part

. >> finally africa, botswana, another continent i hear.botswana, a phenomenal place. back to visionaries. he wants to wean the country off its reliance on diamonds. he's doing it by developing high-end tourism and agriculture. i understand prince harry is there right now with his squeeze of the moment. i don't remember her name. >> there will be another one next week. thank you, alex, for that line. if the president of botswana has a problem with diamonds, we'll take some off his hands. we'll go back them up. >> he doesn't have a problem with diamonds. he wants a sustainable economy and one day those diamonds will run out. >> september issue of conde nast hits news stands today. kevin doyle, thank you very much. good to see you. >>> on tomorrow's show from the new film the butler. any last requests mr. baldwin? do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one purchase eraser? i need to redeem some venture miles before my demise. okay. it's easy to erase any recent travel expense i want. just pick that flight right there. mmm hmmm.