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Michael Main

Michael Main (born in England on 9 Sep 1942), also known as Mike Main, is a freelance nonfiction writer based in Gaborone, Botswana. He focuses on the geography, history, and archeology of Southern Africa.

Biography

Personal History

Mike was born in Devon, England but has spent most of his years in Africa, living in Ghana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Botswana where he is now a citizen. After a successful career in what was then Rhodesia's British South African Police he acquired an Arts degree in history and psychology he moved to the commercial world. In 1979, he took an MBA at the University of Cape Town and has since held executive positions in Zimbabwe and Botswana.

Past Associations

Committee member of Transparency International
Committee member of The Botswana Society
Chairman of the Maru-a-Pula School Council
Chairman of the Gaborone Music Society

Career

British South Africa Police
MA (History and Psychology) University of Cape Town
MBA University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business - 1979
Freelance Writer - 1983

Publications

Main, M 1987 Kalahari: Life's variety in dune and delta.
Main, M 1987 Visitor's Guide to Botswana.
Main, M 1990 Zambezi: Journey of a river.
Main, M, Fowkes, J and Fowkes, S 1993 Visitor's Guide to Botswana: How to Get There, What to See, Where to Stay
Main, M 1999 African adventurer's guide to Botswana (1st Edition)
Main, M 2001 African adventurer's guide to Botswana (2nd Edition)
Campbell, A and Main, M 2003 Guide to Greater Gaborone, Botswana Society.
Main, M 2007 Botswana Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture, Vol 7
Main, M 2010 African adventurer's guide to Botswana (3rd Edition)
Main, M 2016 Lost kingdom, Travel Africa Magazine, Issue 74, April-June 2016^[1]
de Wit, M and Main, M 2016 The Tsodilo Hills of Botswana, Africa's top geological sites, pp 176-180
Main, M and Huffman, T 2021 Palaces of Stone.

Online media

Botswana - Bill and Hillary Clinton on safari, Sep 21, 2015^[2]
The History of the Kalahari. By Mike Main and Andrew St Pierre White, Sep 15, 2015^[3]
Makgadikgadi. The largest salt-flats on Earth. Mike Main and Andrew St Pierre White, Oct 9, 2015^[4]
'PALACES OF STONE - Uncovering Ancient Southern African Kingdoms' online book launch, Sep 28, 2021^[5]

External links

LinkedIn

References

^ "Travel Africa 74". Travel Africa Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
^ Botswana - Bill and Hillary Clinton on safari, retrieved 2022-09-27
^ The History of the Kalahari. By Mike Main and Andrew St Pierre White, retrieved 2022-09-27
^ Makgadikgadi. The largest salt-flats on Earth. Mike Main and Andrew St Pierre White, retrieved 2022-09-27
^ 'PALACES OF STONE - Uncovering Ancient Southern African Kingdoms' online book launch, retrieved 2022-09-27

[1] "Travel Africa 74". Travel Africa Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-27.

[2] Botswana - Bill and Hillary Clinton on safari, retrieved 2022-09-27

[3] The History of the Kalahari. By Mike Main and Andrew St Pierre White, retrieved 2022-09-27

[4] Makgadikgadi. The largest salt-flats on Earth. Mike Main and Andrew St Pierre White, retrieved 2022-09-27

[5] 'PALACES OF STONE - Uncovering Ancient Southern African Kingdoms' online book launch, retrieved 2022-09-27

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