Author: Fantastic Moments

Botswana’s President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko is set to undertake a State Visit to Luanda, Angola, today at the invitation of Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, as Botswana seeks to deepen economic cooperation and unlock new opportunities between the two countries. The visit comes against the backdrop of a growing series of high-level engagements between Botswana and Angola, including President Lourenço’s State Visit to Botswana in July 2023 and President Boko’s Working Visit to Angola in March 2026. At the centre of the State Visit will be efforts to strengthen trade and investment links, with the two Heads of…

After captivating audiences on the international stage, Botswana multidisciplinary artist Lone Motsomi has brought her deeply personal and powerful production home. Kgololo: The Way Out Is Inward made its highly anticipated Botswana premiere at Maitisong Theatre in Gaborone on Sunday, 30 August 2026, marking an emotional homecoming following its world premiere in China in 2025. More than a performance, Kgololo is a journey into the hidden places of the human experience — where grief meets memory, pain confronts healing, and the search for freedom begins not by running away, but by looking within. At the heart of the work is one powerful question: What if…

Botswana’s sprint sensation Busang Collen Kebinatshipi has added another major achievement to his rapidly growing athletics career — and this time, the victory comes with a substantial financial reward. Kebinatshipi was crowned the 2026 Wanda Diamond League champion in the men’s 400 metres after producing a stunning 43.40 seconds to win the final in Brussels, Belgium. The performance also set a new Diamond League record and secured him his first Diamond Trophy. The big question for many of his followers in the landlocked southern African country is how much does he actually earn from the victory? Perhaps to inspire the…

Botswana’s athletics spotlight will shine brightly in Brussels, Belgium this weekend as Busang Collen Kebinatshipi and Letsile Tebogo chase what could be a historic double victory at the 2026 Wanda Diamond League Final. Kebinatshipi takes centre stage tonight, Friday, September 4, when he lines up in the men’s 400m final at the King Baudouin Stadium. The reigning world champion arrives as one of the biggest favourites after an extraordinary season in which he has remained unbeaten internationally. He has also produced some of the fastest times in history, including a stunning 43.44 seconds in Monaco, making him the sixth-fastest man…

This week, Stanbic Bank Botswana has announced two key leadership appointments at executive level for the business. Morufhi Masikara has been appointed Client Coverage Head, Core Markets, Standard Bank Group, and Lebea Sephuma has been appointed Head of Business & Commercial Banking at Stanbic Bank Botswana. Both appointments take effect on 1 October 2026 and reflect the Bank’s continued focus on developing strong local leadership while strengthening its ability to serve clients and drive sustainable growth, both in country and into wider Group level roles. Stanbic Bank Botswana Chief Executive, Chose Modise, described the appointments as a marker of both…

Francistown, Botswana — PstBet Botswana has officially announced a P2 million sponsorship for TAFIC Football Club, covering three seasons as the club’s official sponsor. Ty is was announced at the stakeholder launch in Gaborone on Tuesday night. The partnership brings together PstBet and one of Francistown’s most historic football institutions, TAFIC, which has been part of the city’s sporting identity since 1959. Speaking at the launch, the PstBet Botswana Chief Executive Officer Advocate Mokoko Gaboutloeloe described TAFIC as more than a football club, saying it had become part of the identity and memories of generations of Francistown residents. The partnership is anchored…

Botswana’s State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) play a critical role in driving economic growth, delivering essential services and supporting national development. However, the current economic environment is creating new realities for both SOEs and lenders. As fiscal pressures increase and capital becomes more selective, the conversation is shifting from government ownership alone to an organisation’s ability to demonstrate financial sustainability, operational resilience and sound governance. Across the banking sector, there is growing emphasis on an SOE’s capacity to generate sustainable cash flows, manage its financial obligations and operate efficiently, even in periods of economic uncertainty. While government support remains an important source…

Some stories are born in classrooms. Others are born in quiet moments, in the pages of a journal, when words become the only safe place to put emotions that the heart can no longer carry. For Keaobaka Pearl Kgosi, writing was born out of silence. A writer and primary school teacher, Pearl is steadily carving out her place in Botswana’s literary space with her debut book, Subtle Letters (Your Venting Journal) — an intimate collection of reflections about the things people often feel but struggle to say. But before Subtle Letters became a book, it was a private conversation between a young woman and her…

The newly signed agreement paves the way for a joint financing and de-risking framework aligned to the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme (BETP), Citizen Economic Empowerment, andSustainable Finance. First National Bank Botswana (FNBB), through its Citizen Economic Empowerment Programme function in the Commercial Segment, has signed an agreement with SPEDU – a first formal step toward a structured partnership intended to unlock private sector investment across the SPEDU region. The agreement establishes the confidential information-sharing basis on which the two parties will jointly scope co-financing, de-risking, and enterprise-development structures to support SPEDU’s industrial, agribusiness, tourism, and manufacturing investment pipeline. SPEDU, a…

Five weeks into their Big Brother Naija journey, Sultex and Goddessa have said goodbye to Biggie’s House, with both housemates admitting they did not see their exits coming. Sultex, the first to leave, struggled to make sense of the result, admitting that he was shocked and unsure of what may have gone wrong. For Goddessa, the exit also came with some reflection on the relationships and experiences that shaped her time in the House. Her relationship with Araga was one of them. Looking back on their time together, Goddessa made it clear that she never wanted the relationship to become…