Botswana’s arts and culture – 10 activities you may want to explore
Botswana has made peace with the fact that diamonds really aren’t forever, and as such, recognises the need to find…
Category: Arts & Culture
Where did the unique style of Botswana’s guitarists come from? Nobody seems to know
As YouTube videos go, a 2009 clip entitled “Botswana Music Guitar – Ronnie – ‘Happy New Year’ ” is not…
Tropic of Capricorn columnar joints landmark unveiled
Outgoing President, Lt Gen Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama on Tuesday unveiled the columnar joints landmark erected at the Tropic…
BotswanaPost releases flamingo stamps
BotswanaPost on March 15 launched four new stamps from a series of the endangered birds of Botswana, the flamingos. The…
Black Panther costume designer inspired by Okavango Delta
The colourfully printed garments, which are most commonly worn in and associated with western Africa, have been co-opted as the…
Botswana’s Tjawangwa “TJ” Dema named winner of 2018 Sillerman first book prize for African poets
Photo courtesy of Stuart James Arnold (Kalahari Stuart) Botswana’s Tjawangwa “TJ” Dema has won the 2018 Sillerman First Book Prize…
Botswana music found to be among the most unique in the world
A computer-based analysis of the world’s folk music found that musical traditions in some countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, differ…
Botswana jewellery designers dazzle at De Beers awards
De Beers Group hosted its annual Shining Light Awards: The De Beers Young Jewellery Designers Skills Development Initiative at a…
Kgotla system – a foundation for democratic governance
The Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Ms Botlogile Tshireletso (pictured below) says Botswana continues to celebrate the Kgotla…
Motswana’s art piece among “7 best artworks on offer at expo Chicago fair 2017”
Botswana’s own artist, Meleko Mokgosi (pictured below) is making waves at the ongoing sixth edition of the Expo Chicago fair.…
Amantle Brown – Follo Ft. Juju Boy: Pure, unadulterated ear candy
For years and years Botswana had no music industry to speak of, as we relied on beats coming out of…
The truth about religion in Botswana
I recently observed with great interest and a heavy heart a very emotionally charged discussion thread on religion in Botswana…
Rock art at Thune Dam dates back 5,000 years
Earliest dated Southern African rock art at Thune, Botswana over 5,000 years old – new analysis reveals. Southern Africa is…
Botswana’s beautiful baskets
Botswana’s arts and crafts mirror its rich cultural diversity, brought about by its various ethnic groups. Gorgeous crafts of different…
Batswana Tribes
While Batswana are proud of their national identity, they are equally as proud to wear their individual tribal ‘badges of…
10 Things returning Batswana should expect
We have this expression in Setswana, ‘go tsamaya ke go bona’; which loosely translated means ‘to travel is to see’.…
Greetings don’t cost a thing… or do they?
Madume Ga a Jewe How many times have we all heard the expression ‘manners don’t cost a thing’? I’m willing…
Only in Botswana…
Only in Botswana… will you casually hear about “Thokolosi” To be fair, the “thokolosi” exists in Southern Africa, it’s not…
18 places around Botswana and their popular names
Batswana have a penchant for giving places and people names by which to affectionately refer to them. This habit extends…
20 quirky things Batswana do that make us quintessentially Batswana
1. Is it? “Is it” is widely used as a universal question tag. You’ll very seldom hear people using questions…
Botswana’s Kgotla System
What Exactly Is A Kgotla? Botswana has often been lauded as one of the oldest democracies in the world, and…
Dutch company rakes it in off the back of Setswana Kgotla system!
In recent years, some Batswana have questioned whether the Kgotla system has a place in 21st century Botswana. Imagine my…
Botswana Superstitions
Ask anybody if they are superstitious, and most of them aren’t happy to admit they are. Yet across the world,…
The Ivory Elephant Sculpture (SSK International Airport)
The majestic sculpture of an elephant at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport may not be to everyone’s one taste,…
Celebrating Christmas and New Year’s in Botswana
For some people, the festive season is cold, grey, wet and maybe even snowy. If you’re one of those people,…
A United Kingdom
A United Kingdom is a British biographical romantic drama film directed by Amma Asante and starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund…