Transparency International has published its 2020 Corruption Perception Index for 180 countries. Not surprisingly, Botswana rates very high. The report is worth reading by those interested in Africa, its development and its investment opportunities. Eastport's presence in Botswana is, in part, due to the positive business environment. Our ethics and those of our business partners remain unblemished. We thank everyone in Botswana, including our our own, for this.

Covid-19 is a tough one on mineral exploration. It's easy to socially distance in the field but moving about in vehicles and camp situations makes it very difficult indeed. Our operations are all but stopped until this "Covid thing" is under control. Nevertheless, the camps need to be maintained, protected, and kept in a condition so we can go when the all clear is given. Here the crew is dealing with some small things like trimming the grass to protect the Botswana employees

Last year may be a year some of us want to forget with all the changes to our lives demanded by the arrival of Covid-19. The friends and family of Eastport, so far, were spared but let’s keep those who were less fortunate in our thoughts. Botswana, as a nation, continues to battle Covid-19 and clearly, they are doing an excellent job; a consistently low number of infections and overall low number of losses attest the effort of all – Pula! Covid-19 disrupted Eastport’s operati