MTN named Mitwa Ng’ambi Chief People & Culture Officer and new CEOs for Côte d’Ivoire and Zambia from 2 June 2026 — a coordinated senior reshuffle.
Section
Profiles
Boko Tells Police to Innovate Amid the Emotional Toll of Duty
President Boko urges the Botswana Police Service to modernise against organised crime while acknowledging the psychological toll of duty — a dual reform agenda.
Moswaane Calls for Unity over the Proposed Constitutional Court
At a Selebi-Phikwe kgotla on 10 February 2026, Assistant Minister Moswaane urged unity behind Botswana’s proposed Constitutional Court despite cost concerns.
Government Orders Safer Learner Transport, Phasing Out Donkey Carts
Botswana’s Ministry of Local Government in February 2026 ordered councils to provide safer learner transport and phase out unsafe donkey-cart use for
He Started by Washing His Neighbours’ Bins. Now He Employs Six
Bulelani Njobe founded Oracle Green by cleaning neighbours’ dustbins for a small fee in Langa. The path from one repeatable task to a business employing six is worth reading closely.
Digital & Innovation Hub Taps Phetlhu to Lead Tech Transformation
BDIH has named Kabo Phetlhu, former lead of Debswana’s Future Smart Connected Mine strategy, as CEO. What an execution-first hire signals for Botswana
Court Rejects Bid to Halt PSBC Secretary Appointment
The Lobatse High Court has dismissed a union bid to block Andrew Motsamai as PSBC Secretary, clearing the way for Botswana’s public-service bargaining-council
Blue Economy growth agenda across SADC: institutional capability — and what comes next
Regional strategies live or die on the people mandated to execute them, and the 3rd Africa Blue Economy Week, held in Luanda from 22 to 25 July, put two of the most relevant institutional figures for SADC's blue economy agenda squarely in front of the region:...
Botswana’s business-owner class
Selling well is no longer enough. The shocks of 2026 are teaching Botswana’s business-owner class that the durable advantage is in thinking like a strategist, not only a seller.