National skateboarder Theo Setsetse will carry Botswana into world qualifier events in Rome and later Russia, putting a niche discipline on an international stage.
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Botswana Music Scene Booms as BOMU Awards Draw 2,000 Entries
Nearly 2,000 entries to the Botswana Musicians Union awards – and six nominations for hip-hop artist Han C – point to a music scene with more depth than its visibility suggests.
Music Festival as Job Engine: Stanbic Doubles Down on Creative Economy
The second Stanbic Music and Lifestyle Festival will employ over 500 staff, turning a cultural event into a measurable job engine for Botswana’s creative economy.
Nightclub Owners Win Temporary Reprieve in Hours Debate
Bar owners led by Gilbert Seagile paused their petition against 24-hour trading in April 2026 after government assured them their concerns on extended hours would be addressed.
SADC Accelerated Regional Integration: The Lived Regional Economy and What Comes Next
Wildlife conservation across SADC has always been a cross-border business, whether policy admits it or not: elephants, tourists and vehicles move through Kavango-Zambezi, Greater Limpopo and half a dozen other transfrontier landscapes without checking which member...
Local Councils Battle Centralisation of Liquor Licensing
Kanye district councillors opposed March 2026 government plans to centralise liquor licensing and allow online permits, fearing lost local control and longer trading hours.
ATCMA programme launch across SADC — the lived regional economy
The regional economy that appears in a trade-policy communiqué and the one visible at a border-town market are rarely described in the same language, even when they are the same economy. On 20 November 2025, in Gaborone, SADC and its partners launched the Africa Trade...
SADC eighth Industrialisation Week — the lived regional economy for regional operators
Madagascar built its international reputation on lemurs, rainforest and an island economy shaped by tourism and conservation, not on mineral beneficiation or pharmaceutical manufacturing. Yet it was Antananarivo's Novotel Hotel and Spa that hosted the eighth SADC...
Mbada Car Hire: Zimbabwe’s Leopard of the Road
Zimbabwe's vehicle rental market continues to evolve, quietly adapting to the needs of a diverse and mobile population. From shifting internal tourism patterns to the growing fluidity of business travel, demand for professional, reliable, and versatile car hire...