Discusses the role played by physics in the changing economic conditions and the emerging university system in Botswana, as well as the adaptations that must be made by a physics teacher in dealing with the pupils of the Kalahari, as of July 2005. Significance of South Africa to the financial, political and social aspects of Botswanian life; Information on the physics program of the University of Botswana; Teaching techniques used in coping with the impact of cultural differences on learning.