Botswana has not borrowed from Chinese policy banks for almost two decades
10 December 2024 Despite occasional efforts by the two sides to establish cooperation, the gap between Botswana’s expectations as a…
Category: Opinions
Botswana’s Peaceful Power Shift: Is the era of one-party dominance over?
19 November 2024 Botswana recently witnessed a seismic shift in its political landscape as the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)…
Opinion: What ruling parties can learn from the defeat of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)
4 November 2024 On Friday 1 November 2024, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) was defeated in the national elections.…
Botswana’s 2,492-carat diamond discovery is golden opportunity to replicate legendary Jonker diamond’s global legacy
15 September 2024 If your suit is made in Saville Row, everyone knows it will be of the very best…
Botswana delegate at FOCAC dismisses Western smearing, calls for Chinese expertise in modernising Africa’s development
5 September 2024 Otsile Morake, a PhD student at Jiangsu University from Botswana and President of the Botswana Expatriates in…
Where is the most beautiful town in Botswana?
8 November 2023 Where is the most beautiful town in Botswana? Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, is known…
Content creation is booming in Botswana but monetisation remains a puzzle
7 August 2023 With a youth unemployment rate of 38%, young Batswana are turning to content creation to create employment…
The changing face of the safari guest
Remember the days when African safaris were a luxury that was reserved for rich, retired couples making the most of…
Ex-Botswana president Ian Khama vows to make successor ‘one-term’ president
Former Botswana president Ian Khama, a key member of the opposition Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), says one of his biggest…
Opinion: The Maun Gateway Structure
In December 2022, the North West District Council officially launched a roadside structure, which acts as a gateway (of sorts)…
Botswana’s Bad Business Practises (v2)
Back in 2020, we posted an article entitled ‘Bad Business Practises That Haunt Botswana’s Business Space’, written on the back…
OPINION: Botswana rentals – tenants who refuse to pay or move vs powerless agents
September came with an unexpected surprise. After years of searching, we finally found a rental property advertised on Facebook that…
Feature: Botswana’s Chinatown showcases thriving China-Africa trade
When 45-year-old Zhen Xiaojuan from east China’s Fujian Province left to start her business in Botswana some 15 years ago,…
Noise… enough is enough!
In Botswana, like everywhere else in the world, Friday marks the end of a long and tiring week. While some…
Looking to use MyUS to shop abroad? Be sure to read this honest review first!
Many people in Botswana with a penchant for shopping know the feeling. You’re looking to buy something that shouldn’t be…
Brand Gaborone?
I recently read an interesting article in The Business Weekly by Leungo Sigwele, entitled Branding Cities… Really? Leungo and I are…
Kalahari calling: Swapping Dunedin for Botswana
Gillian Bremner and her husband Graeme have swapped a life in temperate, green New Zealand for semi-arid, ochre Botswana. The…
That world happiness survey is complete crap
The 2022 World Happiness Report recently came out, and as usual, Botswana found itself languishing in the bottom five least…
Botswana struggling to get out of South Africa’s shadow
A recent report by the United Nations (UN) shows how Botswana is struggling step out from South Africa’s shadow as…
Is your digital footprint harming your chances of landing a job?
Sometimes when reading through various Facebook posts, I can’t help but cringe when I see some of the things people…
11 things you should know about earning money online
The first thing you need to know about earning money online is that you need thick skin – many doors…
Inclusion of LGBTQI+ community is non-existent in the workplace
Lawyer says the law does not protect people equally Human Resource identified as the department responsible for creating structures of…
No-one likes an ego and yet it feels like everyone wants one
Since leaving the UK and starting my own business as a freelance designer in Botswana, I’ve connected with lot of…
What it’s like visiting Botswana right now
When another Land Cruiser passes ours we rumble to a halt. It’s not uncommon to stop and share animal intel…
Countless Batswana recently swindled out of millions via online sales: how to avoid being the next victim!
I’ve always been a huge fan of online shopping, from clothes to books and beauty products. It’s convenient and can…
Botswana’s unemployment rate keeps rising – find alternative ways of earning!
Botswana’s unemployment figures are swelling to crazy, unprecedented levels despite government efforts to solve the problem. “The unemployment rate went…