Botswana’s first ever Astrophysics doctorate graduates from University of Hertfordshire
22 February 2024 The first Motswana to ever complete a PhD in Astrophysics graduated from the University of Hertfordshire on…
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Tebogo breaks world 300m best with 30.69 in Pretoria
17 February 2024 Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo stormed to a world 300m best of 30.69 at the Simbine Curro Classic Shoot-Out…
Branch received 124,000 incentive
Ross Branch, the motorcycle racer who finished second at the recently concluded Dakar Rally, has been honoured and given an…
Letsile Tebogo: Botswana’s great Olympic Games sprint hope wants change in African athletics
18 January 2024 As Botswana’s great track hope ahead of the 2024 Olympics, Letsile Tebogo has lofty ambitions for Africa.…
Serame named Africa’s Finance Minister of the Year
3 January 2024 The Banker magazine, a London-based Financial Times publication, has named Peggy Serame Africa’s Finance Minister of the…
How a man from Botswana is clearing East Coast cyclone slash and creating jobs
27 December 2023 One man’s slash has, for this group, become somewhat of a treasure. And it all started with…
Tebogo receives Presidential Order of Meritorious Service award
2 October 2023 Sprint sensation, Letsile Tebogo on Friday received the Presidential Order of Meritorious Service award. At 20, Tebogo…
Botswana doctoral researcher honoured with prestigious STEM fellowship
6 September 2023 Schlumberger Foundation award honours women from emerging economies A graduate student pursuing her doctorate in earth and…
Botswana-based tycoon Jonathan Gibson gains $8.5 million in just 15 days
31 August 2023 Botswana-based businessman Jonathan Gibson has now solidified his position as one of the foremost investors on the…
Botswana basketball player has eyes on America’s NBA
Serowe born and raised, Ntungwa Nkgaswa (pictured above) has been shortlisted as a free agent for the American National Basketball…
Botswana’s Dr Matlhogonolo Mongwa named among Africa’s Top 50 Business heroes of 2023
In a momentous announcement, Dr Matlhogonolo Mongwa, the visionary leader behind Kalafhi Medical Center, has secured a coveted spot among…
Spotlight on Vee Mampeezy
Botswana’s pocket-sized music icon, Vee Mampeezy is a shining example of an artist who has risen from humble beginnings to…
At age 11, he’s moving the needle for Botswana farmers
With the help of a new mobile application called Farm Assistant, developed by Wu Zeyin, farmers in Botswana can make…
National Geographic announces three new Batswana explorers
The National Geographic Society on Monday announced three new National Geographic Explorers from Botswana. These three individuals were named Explorers…
New cooking show, My Botswana Plate premieres on DStv this month
Food has the undeniable power to bring people together and is truly the cornerstone of almost any celebration. When it…
Two Batswana among 10 most notable Southern African female entrepreneurs
African women are key drivers of the African market. Long before colonialism, African women had mastered the art of trade…
An undeniable love for Botswana’s wild spaces and wildlife photography: An interview with Dennis Mokapisi
Botswana is undoubtedly a beautiful country. Home to the largest concentration of elephants on earth, incredibly diverse wildlife, a strong…
Team Botswana brings home 7 medals
The CAA Africa Senior Athletics Championships came to a resounding end with Botswana securing seven medals in the competition. The…
Sikhulile Moyo named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential for 2022
Sikhulile Moyo, the Botswana-based researcher who helped alert the world about the existence of the highly contagious Omicron variant of…
Who is Letsile Tebogo? Five things to know about the new world U20 100m record holder
The 18-year-old sprinter from Botswana broke an U20 world mark that had stood since 2014, and now has his eyes…
Botswana youth turns newspapers into pencils
Across the globe, cities are synonymous with pollution and other urban activities that are major emitters of greenhouse gases. Hence,…
Tlotlo Tsamaase Scoops Acclaimed Nommo Award
Speculative fiction writer Tlotlo Tsamaase recently won the Nommo Award for Best Short Story, a win that she tied with…
Motswana pens Kids’ Adventures in Africa books: taking you on a journey to discover Africa, country by country!
When two mums – one South African, another Zimbabwean/Motswana – found themselves struggling to find just the right resources to…
Tebogo makes 100m history for Botswana in Nairobi
The battle for superiority between East Africa’s athletics powerhouses, Kenya and Ethiopia, was reignited in full force as the men’s…
Botswana’s emerging science-fiction author reaches for the stars
For Tlotlo Tsamaase, the relationship between fact and fiction has always been close, and time has been the ultimate alchemist.…
Phodiso: Botswana-born, Auckland-based hip-hop artist drops new album
Act II, the second EP from Botswana-born, Auckland-based hip hop artist Phodiso is out now. The 5-track release sees Phodiso…