The Debswana World Athletics Relays drew over 102 million viewers in May 2026, pairing diamond-encrusted medals with organisation that athletes and fans praised.
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Lifestyle
Botswana’s Skateboard Pioneer Rolls onto the World Stage
National skateboarder Theo Setsetse will carry Botswana into world qualifier events in Rome and later Russia, putting a niche discipline on an international stage.
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.
Mozambique after Easter 2026: 71,803 border crossings, then the pumps ran dry
SENAMI logged 71,803 crossings in the first four days of Operation Easter. Within two weeks the government admitted a fuel crisis, and LAM promised 30 days of jet fuel.
Mozambique’s wildlife economy: MT 650,000 to three districts, and who pays for the parks
At the April 2026 Wildlife Economy Conference the agriculture and environment minister questioned how conservation areas serve neighbours. Revenue-sharing records show how small the flows still are.
Mozambique’s tourism plan: a US$350,000 marketing budget meets a US$100m World Bank queue
Maputo’s April 2026 tourism instruments promise clear investment rules, backed by World Bank support. The record of an earlier project shows where basic infrastructure money stalls.
Safari Air becomes Air Gorongosa: a 20-year bush operator takes a park’s name
Safari Air, founded in 2006, relaunched on 6 April 2026 as Air Gorongosa, with turbine aircraft, three airport bases and a conservation partner. How air access and lodge demand feed each other.
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.
Mozambique’s tourist spend survey: MT 45,000 a head, and who really earns it
A week of exit interviews at airports and land borders will show what visitors spend in Mozambique. INE’s 2023 base year already shows MT 52.1 billion from 1.15 million arrivals.