Maun; the tourist capital of Botswana lies in the north-western part of the country and is the gateway to the world renowned Okavango Delta (refer map at right).

Three years ago Mr Ian Tucker from the accounting firm Ian Tucker and Co. saw that the time was appropriate to establish a Table in Maun. At the time he could not do anything positive as he only operated a part time office in the town. Stefan Grobler; an attorney from Gaborone moved to Maun during May 1997 to open an office for Chris du Plessis. Stefan was a pipeliner with Gaborone 64. He met Braam Viljoen who managed the now full time office for Ian Tucker. Braam was an active Tabler from Schweizer-Reneke 247 (ARTSA). They soon realised that they have a common goal and that they should do something about the situation.

During early December 1997 Murray Osborne-Edwards (the then Area Chairman) and Theo Schoeman visited Maun on their way to Shakawe on the Okavango Panhandle. They had an informal discussion with Stefan and Braam regarding the issue of chartering a new Table. Braam earlier met Greg Soutter; a former Tabler from Selebi-Phikwe 52. Greg showed interest in establishing a Table in Maun. Braam also spoke to Dries Krause; a 41'er and former Tabler from Mafikeng and Bloemfontein. He was keen to help the guys to get a Table going.

Guests expected at the function include: the majority of Selebi Phikwe 52 Tablers, the ARTCA President & most of the ARTCA executive ,as well as Tablers from Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa (ARTSA) and RT65 Erlangen (RT Germany). If you are interested in attending, further details can be obtained by contacting us.