aka the okavango delta with its unique to rain and wildlife is a popular tourist destination they call her a desert is a semi arid savanna scattered with scrub land it appears inhospitable but it is home to a range of exotic animals the tourism diamonds and cattle the three pillars of the country's economy the herds of cows are free to roam and grains where they please it's a sign of prosperity as it always has been. for as much as people in botswana look to the future they remain rooted in tradition and that sense of tradition also affects the position of women. queen glorious daily routine begins in less than regal fashion getting up at quarter past five every morning female members of the more rock are called queens the title was awarded as a sign of respect even if it has nothing to do with gender equality as such. i think it was all about it's. the african or this it's one. thing they like the many is on top and they all moneys they will because if i can remember they used to play in helping the team they are white in that they never even say come and play or play the lead as teac

one company owner in the okavango delta told us publicly what many people say privately.t for a while, and now that's it's been brought out into the open, we're now realising how serious the problem is, and these big poachers have actually penetrated further than we expected them to be. i think the government and most of us are concerned that it'll affect the businesses that we operate. a lot of tourists come through to us because of the antipoaching and what the government does with its wildlife. so if — i think we have to have everybody understand that this problem can only be solved if we all come into it together and work on it. living next door to a herd of elephants isn't easy. this is the damage they often do. the custodians of the wildlife are the local communities. they can protect the animals if they benefit financially, or they can help the poachers. the morokotso family are planting maize, and it's a big risk renting the plough and paying for seed. many villagers here have given up on growing crops because of the elephants. they can eat a whole harvest in a da

its northern section the okavango delta is prone to repeated flooding at the same time droughts and desertification pose major ecological problems the country is considered relatively progressive but cattle are prized to this day as a highly profitable investment and the metal scene is likewise an enigma but it's want to is one of the few african countries where percussion is not celebrated in the local folk music but it's in this very country where drums play a huge role in a particular music scene and that apparent contradiction is a major factor in the popularity of heavy metal among the monorail. france's town the second biggest city in botswana to six hours away from mali and that's where queen ludo marina lives within the scene she's seen as the introverted but beautiful rock up. back in her father's home she's a carpenter fashioning wooden baby cribs it's a job that enables her to take care of her nine year old daughter while also going against the grain of traditional gender roles. for the fourth fifth. so for. a woman beside him should be an example an example to all as kids and kidding yo