one are travelling to the Okavango Delta. There is one hotel in Ghanzi town, the Kalahari Arms Hotel which offers accommodation and has a restaurant and bar open to non-residents. Tau Tona Lodge is another hotel approximately 5 km from the centre of town it also has accommodation and a restaurant and bar open to non-residents. Less formal accommodation, food and drink is available at Thakadu Camp about 6 km from the centre of town. There are other B&Bs and lodges scattered throughout the town. There are some interesting things to see in Ghanzi. Kuru, which is a charity assisting the San / Bushmen has a small shop selling hand made Bushmen crafts. There are few sightseeing spots in Ghanzi - lions are kept in enclosures at the main gate of TauTona. "Ghanzi gat" is a hole that was made while the tar road was being made in Ghanzi, but while using dynamite to break the rock open, the people accidentally opened a water vein. This filled the 40m deep hole with water. Agriculture Ghanzi is primarily dominant in cattle farming industry in Botswana. Today the town features a thriving Afrikaner cattle ranching industry. Mining A large copper-silver deposit is being outlined at Ghanzi by Hana Mining. Timeline 1989: Telephone service installed in Ghanzi using solar powered towers 1990: Education center opened for teacher and government workers ongoing education 1993: First private school (Pioneer Academy) opened 1995: Senior secondary school opened in Ghanzi 1995: (November) Cosmos opened a branch in Ghanzi 1999: Paved road completed linking Ghanzi with Gaborone, the national capital 2000: Major flooding of Ghanzi and surrounding areas 2001: True Love Waits, an interdenominational abstinence education and support program, launched 2006: Broadband services are tested and introduced by GFS (Ghanzi Farmer Supplies) in conjunction with Winagain Holdings 2008: New shopping complex opened in February 2008 with superstores like Choppies, COSMOS, JB Sport and Pep 2010: (March) GFS sold interests in ISP business 2010: (April) Winagain Holdings gained licence to provide broadband services in Ghanzi, opening a hotspot at Kalahari Arms Hotel 2014: New mall scheduled for completion 2014: Winagain Holdings increased bandwidth with Ghanzi's first private fiber connection References External links Botswana's national website Ghanzi District District capitals in Botswana Populated places in Botswana Kalahari Desert