Years ago honey was commonly used as substitute for sugar or a flavor enhancer.
During the past 10 years it has become a main ingredient in one of the best skincare products and makeup products. Nowadays honey is widely used as medicine to treat allergies, anemia, fatigue and exhaustion, poor digestion etc. Due to its properties today honey is one of the main ingredients in many moisturizing and nourishing body lotions and makeup products.
Honey contains glucose, fructose, minerals – magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium chlorine, sulphur, iron, copper, zinc, vitamins B1, B2, B5, B3.
Natural honey is very beneficial to the skin as it has the ability to attract water and to nourish the skin deeply.
Honey is also a natural antiseptic as it contains many antimicrobial agents that kill bacteria immediately.

What are the benefits of honey to the skin?
* Honey is safe for very sensitive or irritated skin
* Honey eliminates wrinkles and fine lines
* Honey rejuvenates the skin
* Nourish the skin deeply and prevents infections
* Honey leaves skin smooth and supple
* Honey brightens dull skin and prevents skin discolorations
* Honey acts as a real antioxidant and fights free radicals
* Honey fights acne
* Honey is beneficial to treating wounds
* Honey restores damaged skin
* Honey helps renew skin cells

The festival is still going strong 27 years after its inception . A representative for GFS, Mr Sheldon Weeks, said this non-profit organization began with a 35mm projector at the National Museum in the Little Theatre in 1980.
GFS mission has remained the same, to show films that are not normally available in Botswana.
GFS has managed to bring to its members African, Cuban, German, Swedish, Chinese and Russian movies.
GFS kick-started the year with January being a new and old classics movie month, February as an Italian Film Festival and March as a Subcontinent Trilogy movie time.
The first movie of January was the 1994 Belgian/Italian movie called Farrell.