The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) has formally transferred ownership of 15 automatic weather stations (AWS) to Botswana’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism. This significant handover, a key component of the WeNet project, took place earlier today. Concurrently, SASSCAL is facilitating a three-day training workshop for stakeholders involved in the WeMAST Project Phase 2, designed to reinforce and expand the regional community of practice. At the event,...

Sports piracy: The human cost of free content streaming The Big Game is imminent. You were planning to watch it at your local restaurant, but you’ve left the planning too late. Now, kick-off approaches, and you don’t want to miss the match. You send a quick text to a friend: “What was the name of that pirate site you used?” They send the address, and you log on. After closing half a dozen pop-up ads...

Hollard Life Botswana’s Karabo funeral plan received international recognition at the 2025 Tokio Marine Group Awards. The funeral plan was recognised for its role in extending financial inclusion to underserved populations. The award, which celebrates innovation and impact across global insurance markets, is seen as a significant endorsement of the Karabo plan’s contribution to financial inclusion in Botswana. Developed in partnership with Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) and its mobile money platform Smega, the Karabo Funeral...

Building on the momentum of recent healthcare sector gatherings, including the Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare Conference at Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital and the Botswana Dental Association Congress in Kasane, Bomaid is reaffirming its commitment to strengthening partnerships with healthcare providers across disciplines. The Fund has been a proud sponsor of these events, as well as the 2nd Botswana Dietetic Association Symposium held under the theme Transforming Health Through Nutrition: Integrating Science, Wellness, and...

Botswana has achieved a historic milestone in the field of reproductive health with the country’s first clinical embryologist, Ms. One Stephen, completing training under the Merck Foundation Fertility and Embryology Program in November 2023. Her achievement comes at a time when assisted reproductive services remain unavailable locally, forcing many couples to seek costly treatments abroad. Stephen says her motivation to join the program was the unavailability of human assisted reproduction services in Botswana. “As the...

The tangled web surrounding the P100 billion scandal has thickened with revelations that the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) allegedly procured a contentious “intelligence report” at the exorbitant cost of P10 million. New details have come to light indicating that this purported intelligence report was sourced from a company based in neighboring South Africa, facilitated by an unnamed local intermediary. To this day, both the company’s identity and the individual involved remain shrouded in...

Botswana has taken a bold new step in elevating corporate leadership with the launch of its inaugural Top 100 CEOs initiative, a landmark program designed to spotlight the country’s most visionary executives. Spearheaded by the Progressive Institute, this first-of-its-kind project arrives as Botswana speeds toward its ambitious Vision 2036 goals — a blueprint to transform the nation from an upper-middle-income country into a high-income, diversified, and globally competitive economy. This initiative promises not only to...

Botswana has taken a significant step in recognizing the power of visionary corporate leadership with the launch of its inaugural Botswana Top 100 CEOs – 2025, an initiative spearheaded by the Progressive Institute. This landmark programme celebrates the country’s most outstanding executives, those who have not only steered their organizations through complex economic landscapes but have also made lasting contributions to Botswana’s evolving story of growth and development. Among these distinguished leaders is the Managing...

Botswana stands at a crossroads. As its youth grapple with a wave of challenges—rising crime, unemployment, school dropouts, and a crisis of identity—one initiative is striving to rewrite the narrative for boys aged 12 to 17. The BOGWERA Brotherhood Project, a week-long behavioral camp, is more than just a program; it’s a cultural reclamation and a lifeline for young men caught in the storm of modern Botswana’s social upheavals. The name “Bogwera” isn’t new to...

Botswana stands on the brink of a quiet energy revolution, one that could reshape rural life for its remote farming communities and transform its agricultural landscape. Botswana Oil, the country’s national oil company, is spearheading this effort with a bold vision: to bring reliable, affordable energy access directly to the farms and villages often left at the margins of infrastructure development. At the 2025 Gantsi Show, under the banner “Sowing Seeds of Innovation for Agricultural...