In Botswana, a nation of 2.6 million, women possess only 64% of the legal rights afforded to men. This stark disparity endures despite impressive female enrollment in higher education and the country’s promising economic prospects. Against this backdrop, a fresh force has emerged: Hopeful Horizons, a community development NGO committed to empowering women and tackling gender-based violence (GBV) at the grassroots level. In an interview with the Weekend Post, the organization’s founders emphasized their foundation...

Africa Lighthouse Capital (ALC), a private equity firm based in Botswana, has recently made a significant strategic investment in Bayport Financial Services Botswana, acquiring a notable minority equity stake in the country’s leading microfinance lender. This partnership marks a key development in Botswana’s financial services sector, aiming to advance financial inclusion and drive economic empowerment for households traditionally underserved by conventional banking institutions. The deal underscores the growing impact of local private equity in shaping...

JOHANNESBURG– Held this week, the “SADC Farmers Regional Dialogue” brought together farmer associations, policymakers, civil society, and development partners to discuss one of the most pressing issues in Southern Africa: having resilient, inclusive, and sustainable food systems in the face of climate change. The platform delivered a clear message – the future of agriculture in the region depends on giving power to farmers, aligning policy with the reality, and dealing with climate change at the...

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...