Thursday 15 October 2026Music, style, culture and power from Southern Africa
Trending
Kenneth Tebogo Middleton holds a chef's knife upright in front of half his face, in a black T-shirt against white
Foodie

Meet Kenneth Tebogo Middleton: Botswana’s rising foodie and social media star

3 min read
Letsile Tebogo picture
Athletics

Letsile Tebogo Q&A: childhood, school and salary

1 min read
Gofaone Modise poses in a black blazer and glasses with braids, hand at her chin, against a grey-blue backdrop
Creative

Gofaone Modise: Redefining social media marketing

2 min read
Picture of Dr. Bryan Keitsemang
Literary Arts

The rise of Dr. Bryan Keitsemang

2 min read

Top stories

View all →
Letsile Tebogo pictureSports

Letsile Tebogo: The rising star of athletics in Botswana

Letsile Tebogo is a young athlete from Botswana who is quickly making a name for himself in the world of athletics.

Maverick Kabelo2 min read
A young man in glasses and a pink shirt stands in a corridor holding a phoneLiterary Arts

Austin Magaga: Starting Caves Academy on a high note

Affectionately dubbed “Professor Caves” by his students, Austin Magaga is the founder of Caves Academy, a fully registered and accredited training institution.

Raveena Ramnarain1 min read
An empty boardroom with a long wooden table, leather chairs and a ceiling projector beside floor-to-ceiling windowsBusiness & Finance

How to register a company in Botswana

The Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) is the government agency responsible for facilitating the registration of business names and companies in Botswana.

Maverick Kabelo5 min read
A contestant in a black beret, brown faux-fur coat and pleated check skirt walks the runway at a Miss Botswana eventPageantry

Botswana set to host Miss World 2026

In a momentous event in Gaborone, Miss Botswana unveiled its top 30 contestants amidst great anticipation and excitement.

Maverick Kabelo2 min read
BBS Bank letter dated 22 December 2022 announcing Ms Pedzani Tafa as Managing Director from 4 January 2023, with her portraitBusiness & Finance

Ms. Pedzani Tafa appointed as Managing Director and Executive Director of BBS Bank

On 22nd December 2022, the Board of BBS Bank announced the appointment of Ms.

Maverick Kabelo1 min read
Palesa Motsewetsho in a sparkling red gown and jewelled crown, posing beside a mirror against a blue backdropPageantry

Palesa Motsewetsho: daring to dream

“When I put my mind to something, I can never be swayed.”

Ripfumelo Chavani6 min read
Precious Gondwe smiles with her hands clasped, in a black and white checked double-breasted jacket against a black backgroundBusiness & Finance

Precious Gondwe: multi-award-winning pan-African lawyer

Inspiring power woman succeeding in the law industry is not defined by her background.

Maverick Kabelo3 min read
Cover for O Maaka by FME DJs and Han-C feat. DJ TH: black record sleeve and vinyl, Now available on all streaming platformsLyrics

FME DJs & Han C – O Maaka (feat. DJ TH) lyrics

So nna ke bari Ke o fe ke o fe Without getting anything in return Yeah yeah oooh So nna ke bari Ke o fe ke o fe Without getting anything in return Ooh I dont want your money I am not materialistic i…

Maverick Kabelo1 min read

Sound

Top of the week

Browse the archive →
01

How to succeed in the events industry

4 min read
02

The heartbroken poem

1 min read
03

Vunene Mabasa: making people feel and look good

5 min read
04

Thando Makhoba: Miss World South Africa 2023 quarter finalist

6 min read
05

Learn2Lead: A new mentorship program for emerging corporate leaders

2 min read
A model in a white Faith Atelier T-shirt, black pencil skirt with front pockets and strappy heels, against a white brick wall
Fashion

Faith Atelier’s fashionable attire

Palesa Morailane7 min read
A young woman in a blush dress with space buns reclines on the floor beside a Miss Teen International Botswana sash and crown
Pageantry

Gimhani Perera: Tswana rising queen

Maverick Kabelo2 min read
A young man in gold-rimmed glasses, a white roll neck and a dark green belted safari jacket stands among trees
Fashion

Turning passion into a business

Ripfumelo Chavani4 min read
Palesa
Pageantry

Young, Black and multi-gifted

Ripfumelo Chavani3 min read

Culture & Power

View all →
A smiling man in a grey blazer lounges in an armchair, wearing a Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa badgeBusiness & Finance

Forbes hand picked delegate

As children, we grow up having dreams of what we want to be when we are older.

Unaswi Bashingi Moalusi3 min read
Ntombovuyo Ngaphu smiles with her chin on her fist, in a lilac blazer and jeans against a mottled brown backdropCareer Development & Inspiration

Ntombovuyo Ngaphu: Living a purposeful life through language translation

Breaking the language barriers is her passion.

Ripfumelo Chavani3 min read
Modiri MogendeBusiness & Finance

Modiri Mogende: Why we should all think Digital

Modiri Mogende is a highly skilled and accomplished digital marketing expert and entrepreneur based in Gaborone, Botswana.

Maverick Kabelo2 min read
Jane Khoza smiles, hands on hips, in a yellow embroidered dress among garden plants, beside an old horn gramophoneHuman Interest Stories

Cultivating dreams: the inspirational journey of Jane Khoza and Koki’s Garden of Wonder

“I Call My Garden the Garden of Wonder Because It Is Continually Changing”

Ripfumelo Chavani4 min read
A woman in a bright pink wide-brimmed hat and purple gown sits smiling, holding a microphone, before an events branding wallCommentary

Seeing motherhood from a whole different scope

There is a lot that comes to mind when the word ‘mother’ is mentioned.

Kabelo Leon Mbaya4 min read
Picture of Audrey ChidawanyikaBusiness & Finance

“I AM AFRICAN WILDFIRE!” – Audrey Simbiso Chidawanyika

Women in Africa are applauded for dominating as entrepreneurs as they impact and add a massive contribution to the economic growth of Africa with their booming businesses and companies.

AVO6 min read
@africasveryown_avo

Cookie settings

Choose what AVO may use. You can change this at any time from Cookie settings at the bottom of every page. Read the Cookie Policy.

Necessary

Always on

Keeps the site working and secure: the security check on forms, remembering this choice, and your light or dark setting if you pick one. Nothing here tracks you.

Visit counts without cookies

Always on

Cloudflare Web Analytics counts page views and loading speed. It sets no cookies, stores nothing on your device and does not follow you from page to page or site to site.

AVO doesn’t sell your information, and there are never ads on sponsored stories or our legal pages.