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On-the-ground business intelligence in South Africa & Eswatini, since July 2019.
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Bulawayo, the city that hosted this week's ministerial dialogue on liberalised skies, sits two hours by road from Victoria Falls, one of the region's most visited tourism assets and a place whose entire commercial model depends on exactly the kind of...
China has built more than 10,000 km of African railway. Its quieter wager for 2026 is that scholarships and training, not freight tonnage, decide whether the relationship endures.
A tourist can already cross between several SADC member states on a single regional visa in parts of the Kavango-Zambezi conservation area, yet a business traveller moving between most other pairs of SADC capitals still needs a separate visa, a separate currency and...
Wazha Matakule’s 21.24 over 200 m has booked a place at the World U20 championships – and put a spotlight on the thin training and sponsorship behind Botswana’s young sprinters.
Nightlife is rarely designed with access in mind. A GIMC Afro Tech show puts a wheelchair-using DJ and women DJs on the decks, and asks venues to keep up.
National pageantry usually keeps to the capital. Miss World Botswana Ruth Thomas took her platform to the Nama community, wearing traditional attire to spotlight a smaller culture.
The Botswana Athletics Association AGM in June 2026 reported a positive doping test and a fall in female participation, pledging remedial programmes on both fronts.
The Botswana Defence Force organised a nationwide karate open in June 2026 to nurture talent and open sponsorship pathways for the discipline.
Education regions report school sports stalling for want of gear, as equipment requests sit awaiting approval and the season waits with them.