Rethinking Botswana’s Digital Economy: A call for structural overhaul

Botswana’s digital economy has long been celebrated for its rapid growth, but beneath the surface, the story is far more complicated. A polished Instagram feed or a bustling WhatsApp Business catalog have often been taken as signs that a company has fully embraced digital transformation. Yet, as 2026 unfolds, a deeper look reveals a fragile digital landscape, marked by outdated manual processes and growing regulatory risks. “The biggest misconception is that social media equals digital...

Shanti-Lo at 25: The artist who transformed music

Reaching the quarter-century mark in the music industry is no small achievement. In a world as unforgiving as it is glamorous, longevity demands more than mere survival; it requires adaptability, courage, and a steadfast sense of purpose. For Shanti-Lo, this milestone is far from a simple marker of time. It is a tribute to a journey shaped by sound, style, loss, reinvention, and an unyielding drive to keep creating against the odds. If there’s one...

New global study exposes sexual harassment crisis in newsrooms

A new global study on sexual harassment in the media industry has uncovered a troubling reality inside newsrooms worldwide: sexual harassment remains widespread, deeply underreported, and often ignored by media organizations themselves. Released in partnership with [partners], the 2025 report draws on responses from more than 2,800 media professionals across 21 countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Arab region, and Ukraine. The findings reveal that nearly one in three media workers have experienced some form...

CEO Africa Roundtable’s Policy Laboratory lands in Botswana

At a time when Africa’s story is too often told through the lens of missed opportunities and unfulfilled promise, a new chapter is being written, one that refuses to wait for validation from the outside world. This chapter belongs to the CEO Africa Roundtable, a gathering of the continent’s boldest business minds who are not just talking about Africa’s future but actively building it. The Roundtable has emerged from the shadow of typical high-level conferences...