In Tswana language, Neo means ‘gift’. 96. Ngaka. The Botswana people often select names that reflect the aspirations and dreams they have for their children.

One of the guides, speaking in Botswana's Tswana language, asks, which animal are you most hoping to see? TSILE: (Speaking Tswana). AIZENMAN: Tau, they say in Tswana. TSILE: The lion.

His name was Sechele, and he was the kgosi or chief of the Bakwena tribe, part of the Tswana people, in what is now Botswana. Born in 1812, he was 10 when his father, the previous kgosi, was killed.

LONDON — It’s a rock for the ages. A 3-billion-year-old diamond the size of a tennis ball — the largest discovered in over a century — could sell for more than $70 million, … ...

they call out in Botswana's Tswana language. "Ah," says Tsile, laughing, "the lion!" But the focus of this drive is actually an animal these kids are a lot more familiar with – elephants.

The diamond, which is nearly the size of a tennis ball at 66.4 x 55 x 42mm and is believed to be about 2.5 billion to 3 billion years old, was named "Our Light" in the local Tswana language.

The name also means "we are the same" in the Tswana language. Ironically, South Africa's last apartheid President FW de Klerk has argued that Pretoria remains a proud name because of its anti-colonial ...

The joint exercises dubbed “Mosi” – which means “smoke” in local Tswana language – will be held between February 17 and 27, the South African military announced on Thursday.

The exercises dubbed “Mosi”, which translates to “smoke” in the local Tswana language, are scheduled for February 17 to 27, off the port city of Durban and Richards Bay.

THE second-largest diamond ever discovered weighs nearly 2,500 carats and is estimated to cost millions of dollars. The 2,492-carat gem was dug out of a Botswana mine this week. It nearly sha… ...

Botswana has one of the last thriving herds of elephants. But the animals are a menace to rural farmers. One nonprofit's solution: safari drives for local schoolkids. Can it work? NPR joins a trip.