Tourism is one of the sectors mostly affected by the outbreak of COVID 19 globally, Botswana is no exception but the virus has borne much brunt on professional guides who have been working on temporary basis after international tourist cancels their bookings. More than 200 professional guides operating in Chobe district which is mostly depend on tourism activities such as boat cruising, game drives and bush walk have been left in lurch after tourist cancels their booking. Professional guides decry that most of them who were working on temporary basis to render services to different safari companies have been affected as they now sit in their homes without any income to support their families. Katjaerua Mohinde a freelance professional guide who has more than 30 years in the profession says that most of them have deal a heavy blow after tourists cancel their bookings which have eroded their income. Mohinde highlighted that as professional freelance guides, just like any permanently employed safari guides, freelancers are also in the fore front role as far as tourism industry is concerned. He added that the only difference is that they are not permanently employed and they don’t work with a single company, they…