Voices of Botswana: the female guide

By Roxanne Reid
Gobe Motshidisi is part of Chobe Game Lodge’s team of 16 women who are professional guides. Some people also refer to them as the Chobe Angels. How did her journey begin and what’s it like to be female in a male-dominated profession? Gobe was born in Francistown and raised in Letlhakane, a small town in central Botswana. As a little girl she always wanted to work with animals, but thought the only way to do this was to be part of the Department of Wildlife. And that seemed...