OPINION
Data-backed commentary, hard-hitting editorials, and structural critiques.
Women in Botswana: 57% of Graduates, Still Missing from Leadership
Women now make up the majority of Botswana’s university graduates, yet that educational success has not translated into equal economic power or leadership representation. Somewhere between graduation and the boardroom, Botswana is losing much of the female talent it has successfully developed.
Botswana Medicine Shortage 2025: How a Health Crisis Exposed a Broken System
Botswana’s 2025 medicine shortage emptied pharmacy shelves and triggered a national health emergency. Behind the immediate crisis was a more troubling vulnerability: a healthcare system heavily exposed to falling diamond revenues, external funding decisions and procurement weaknesses that remain unresolved.
The AI Question Botswana Cannot Avoid
Botswana released a National AI Strategy in 2023 and allocated P900 million to digital transformation in its FY2025/26 budget — but youth unemployment sits at 44% and the National AI Policy remains unenacted. Is Botswana adapting to artificial intelligence fast enough to protect its labour market?
The Monetization of Romance: Courtship Fraud in Gaborone and Across Africa
The Gaborone dating market has been hijacked by an extractive gig economy. The Probe audits the Pre-Date Invoice, the Venture Capital Experiment, and the Woolworths Body / Choppies Brain paradox of modern courtship fraud.
Africa is Ready for Making and Consuming Electric Vehicles (EVs)
The electric vehicle (EV) market in sub-Saharan Africa is ripe for growth, with high awareness of EVs among drivers and a favorable total cost of ownership.
Emotional Elasticity: A New Theory of Human Response in Business and Investment
The Observation That Triggers the Theory The foundation of most business decisions is assumed to be rational. Investors evaluate ideas, markets, numbers, and execution potential. On the surface, capital appears to move toward opportunity. However, in practice,...
Unmasking the Trio: Arrogance, Ignorance, and Incompetence in Modern Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs and leaders must avoid three things as they engage their audiences and teams - arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence, as that results it loss and defeat. In a world driven by constant innovation and digital transformation, the barriers to prosperity are...
ZoomInfo Faces Allegations of Discriminatory Sales Practices
In a recent turn of events, ZoomInfo, a prominent player in the business intelligence sector, has come under scrutiny for alleged discriminatory sales practices. This comes after a heated email exchange between Oscar Habeenzu, an entrepreneur with multiple...
Navigating the New Frontier of Data Equity in the Age of Generative AI
In recent months, the business landscape has been invigorated by the advent of generative artificial intelligence (genAI). Tools like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion are not just technological novelties; they represent a paradigm shift, redefining how we think about...
Artificial Intelligence is not for the Artificially Intelligent
While artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize many industries, it is not a replacement for human intelligence and strategic thinking.
META: The Blue Ocean Shift by Facebook
Facebook has changed its name to Meta, a brilliant move from a Blue Ocean Shift perspective; a shift presenting new product and service journeys for the group, and its communities of Advertisers, Content Creators, Developers and Partners as virtual reality takes over...
Taste Your Name: Starbucks, Neuromarketing and Your Brand
Starbucks is actually making lots money from just calling our names. You walk into a Starbucks, and as you pay for you coffee they ask "what is your name sir". Few minutes later, you hear your name being called out in everyone's ears, "Oscar. Americano for Oscar". ...