I’ve just been writing a letter to a German painter whom I met on a long trip outdoors last February; some readers may recall my dispatches from Namibia and the Kalahari Desert, writes Damien Enright.

Irish prospecting firm Botswana Diamonds has reported a 15.5% narrowing of first-half losses and further progress at assets it holds in southern Africa.

John Teeling’s Botswana Diamonds expects its 2015 exploration programme to include a double-digit number of drill holes tested to identify targets, as it looks to increase its focus on the southern African country.

THE famed Cliffs of Moher is set to reach new popularity heights just days before an international search for the “new seven wonders of nature” finishes, when the famous rock face appears in the latest Harry Potter movie.

Two female television producers from Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT are missing after failing to return from a safari to the Kalahari desert in Botswana, the network said today.