[3] The Sua Pan was first described to the European world by David Livingstone, pursuant to his explorations in this region.

[6] The Brines of Sua Pan being one of the largest playa lakes in the world spans approximately 24,000 square kilometers.

[8] Among the more successful wildlife conservation projects in Botswana was the community-initiated Nata Bird Sanctuary in the northeast of this area.

Sua Pan is also the site of sodium carbonate (soda ash) mining company Botash.

The mine uses a variation of the Solvay process to produce their soda ash and byproducts.