Sandy Grant

Sandy Grant lives in Botswana with his wife, Elinah, and two sons in Odi, a village midway between Mochudi and Gaborone. He is a Botswana citizen and holder of a Presidential Honour award. Born in the UK, he graduated BA, MA in History from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in the Conservation of the Built Environment from Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Apart from his involvement with heritage and humanitarian programmes, he has been a long standing newspaper columnist for Mmegi; a...See more

Sandy Grant lives in Botswana with his wife, Elinah, and two sons in Odi, a village midway between Mochudi and Gaborone. He is a Botswana citizen and holder of a Presidential Honour award. Born in the UK, he graduated BA, MA in History from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in the Conservation of the Built Environment from Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Apart from his involvement with heritage and humanitarian programmes, he has been a long standing newspaper columnist for Mmegi; a part time lecturer at the University of Botswana and at Limkokwing (Gaborone), where he pioneered a new course on the history of building in Botswana; a Commissioner of the Independent Elections Commission (1997-2005); past Chairman of the Botswana Society; and an Independent Parliamentary candidate (1984). See less