The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) in Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has announced that with effect from 01 April 2020 it will stop accepting all foreign currency as means of payment. Clients are advised to use local currency (Botswana Pula; BWP) and credit cards or debit cards where points of sale machines are available for payments. The public is advised to use bureau exchange service providers to facilitate foreign exchange services.
The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) has the primary mandate to promote the conservation and management of Botswana’s wildlife and fisheries resources including protected areas, wildlife management areas and several water bodies with fisheries resources.
