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For Bantle Selei, founder and creative director of 1966 Designs, fashion is more than fabric. It is memory, landscape, and national pride stitched into every seam. Named after the year Botswana gained independence, the brand sets out to preserve and promote the country’s culture, stories, and spirit through luxury lifestyle pieces that feel both timeless and proudly local.

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 01 May 2026

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Stanbic unveils structured creatives corporate investment

The success of the Stanbic Music N Lifestyle Festival could become a benchmark for how corporate investment can reshape Botswana’s creative sector, turning what was once a fragmented industry into a more structured and economically viable ecosystem. GOITSEMODIMO KAELO writes

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 01 May 2026

Charma Gal considers taking Kgosi ya Mosadi outside Gabz

Botswana’s celebrated songstress, Charma Gal, has signaled plans to take her popular Kgosi Ya Mosadi festival beyond its traditional Greater Gaborone base.

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 01 May 2026

Perfect Noise remains a vital cultural platform, one that not only showcases talent, but actively nurtures it.

Rising stars light up stage at Perfect Noise Sessions

Gaborone’s live music scene went alive on Saturday, as the 63rd edition of The Perfect Noise Sessions took centre stage at the Cresta President Hotel in the Main Mall. Held every two months, the event continues to cement its reputation as one of Botswana’s most reliable platforms for independent and upcoming artists.

Laone Choeunyane | 01 May 2026

Thabang Garogwe forced the jazz lovers to leave their camp chairs and cooler boxes to go and sing-along with him by the barricades in front of the state of the art stagePIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Pacers jazz festival warms up a freezing Saturday night

A good number of jazz lovers braved the cold weather over the weekend to come and enjoy music of jazz at Pacers Venue in Thamaga.

Kennedy Ramokone | 28 April 2026

Stanbic Music N Lifestyle Festival delivers electrifying showcase of talent

The second edition of the Stanbic Music & Lifestyle Festival lit up Saturday with a vibrant celebration of music, culture, and artistry, drawing crowds of enthusiastic revellers for a day and night packed with unforgettable performances.

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 28 April 2026

Universal Khathisima Church. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Clap & Tap music festival turns UB Arena into a song sanctuary

Now in its fourth edition, the Mabaila Foundation Clap & Tap has grown into one of the city’s most anticipated gospel gatherings. Clap & Tap is more than music. It is a Southern African church tradition where feet become drums, hands become cymbals, and harmony carries the sermon. On Saturday, the arena pulsed with it.

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 28 April 2026

Teen queens turn dreams into a village project

Crowns come with a calendar. On May 2, 2026, Miss Teen Elite Botswana, Eileen-May Moapare, and Miss Pre Teen Elite Botswana, Angela Tshekiso, will trade rehearsals for resolve when they host Youth for a Cause: Road to Colombia at Ba Isago University, Block 7.

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 24 April 2026

BOSJE marks decade of sound, education, unity

The Botswana Society for Jazz Education is turning 10, and the sound of celebration will rise from Botswana Craft on April 30, 2026. From 6 pm to midnight, the venue will host this year’s International Jazz Day, a global event initiated by UNESCO that recognises jazz as a powerful tool for peace, dialogue, and unity among people. For BOSJE, the date carries double weight. It marks a decade of advancing jazz education, performance, and appreciation in Botswana.

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 24 April 2026

Pacers Experiential Events celebrates Jazz, Afro Pop

Soul and jazz music lovers are a few days away from celebrating the first refined social engagement, timeless and elevated live music hosted by Pacers Experiential events.

Kennedy Ramokone | 21 April 2026

Monnakgotla launches trilogy on marriage, womanhood, Godly union

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 21 April 2026

Abale Poomor encourages young dreamers to stop waiting

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 21 April 2026

Miss World Botswana honours former queens

staff writer | 20 April 2026

Nomina: Sunset journals and songs from the heart

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 17 April 2026

A young queen’s journey to the stage

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 17 April 2026

Mr Botswana 2026 builds men of purpose, not just presence

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 17 April 2026

Gaolathe engages Dangote

Vice President and Finance Minister, Ndaba Gaolathe, is in Lagos, Nigeria where he has held talks with Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, who is currently looking to list his oil refinery giant in more stock exchanges across the continent.

Justice Zein Kebonang PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

A child, DNA test, estate fight: court draws the line

The recent ruling by Zein Kebonang in the Gaborone High Court isn’t just a family dispute, but it draws a firm legal boundary around who gets to question paternity, and under what circumstances. When you strip away the personal conflict, the case becomes a useful lens into how courts balance inheritance rights, child welfare, and evidentiary standards.

Fresh audit exposes COVID spending chaos

About P420 million in non-COVID spending under the COVID-19 Fund; a P8 million payment for a botched contract; a ministry Christmas party, boat cruises and game drives in Kasane, are just some of the irregular spending picked by the Auditor General in the latest report on public finances.

LEA embarks on nationwide SMME registration

State-owned Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) says it is embarking on a nationwide registration of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), in an exercise aimed at establishing a comprehensive national database and addressing longstanding data gaps in the sector.

Presiding: Kebonang PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Landmark ruling tightens DNA testing standards in inheritance disputes

A recent High Court judgment by Justice Dr Zeinub Kebonang has set a significant precedent in Botswana’s family and succession law, sharply limiting the circumstances under which courts will compel DNA testing in disputes over paternity and inheritance.

Milestone: The CCA secured a historic cartel settlement at the Competition Tribunal yesterday PIC: MBONGENI MGUNI

CCA settles with Hollard; case proceeds vs BIC, Old Mutual

The Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA) today brings a legal suit against Botswana Insurance Company and Old Mutual for allegedly participating in a long-running scheme to impose mark-ups on spare parts, dictate labour costs to auto-body repairers and force repairers to buy parts only from their preferred suppliers.

Botswana pins economic hopes on new commercial court

In a bid to move Botswana’s investment climate and clear congested civil cases rolls, the Judiciary has established a specialised commercial court.

Shame on State looters

“Your and my legitimacy relies on fighting corruption, discrimination and seeking justice.”– Imam KhameneiThis is laid bare in the recently released Auditor General’s report of 2023. The report highlights that government was plundered off millions of pula in wasteful expenditure and irregular procurement at a time when the country was grappling for every thebe to save its citizens. The report reveals that millions set aside for the...

Mmegi Editor | 01 May 2026

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Pacers Experiential Events celebrates Jazz, Afro Pop

Monnakgotla launches trilogy on marriage, womanhood, Godly union

Abale Poomor encourages young dreamers to stop waiting

Miss World Botswana honours former queens

Nomina: Sunset journals and songs from the heart

A young queen’s journey to the stage

Mr Botswana 2026 builds men of purpose, not just presence

Gaolathe engages Dangote

A child, DNA test, estate fight: court draws the line

Fresh audit exposes COVID spending chaos

LEA embarks on nationwide SMME registration

Landmark ruling tightens DNA testing standards in inheritance disputes

CCA settles with Hollard; case proceeds vs BIC, Old Mutual

Botswana pins economic hopes on new commercial court

Shame on State looters