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National Leadership
Advocate Duma Gideon Boko
President of Botswana
Foreword
Today, we stand on the cusp of a new era, one that promises transformation, hope, and unparalleled opportunities for the people of Botswana. For the first time since our nation’s independence, we embrace the dawn of a new government tasked with steering our beloved country into a future defined by innovation, inclusivity, and sustainable progress.
Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe
Vice President of Botswana
In Conversation
In this exclusive conversation with Vice President and Minister of Finance Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe, Best of Botswana explores the vision of a “New Botswana” — a second founding moment calling the nation toward its True North: a high-income Botswana that is digitally enabled, export-driven, economically diversified, and where every citizen is meaningfully employed, empowered, and fulfilled.
Thought Leadership
Khalala Mokefane
Caretaker Chief Executive Officer - CEDA
The Architecture of Citizen Capital
A Visionary Leadership Conversation with Mr. Khalala Mokefane, Caretaker Chief Executive Officer, Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA)
Introduction
Botswana’s story has always been a story of belief; belief in people, in stability, and in the idea that a nation’s greatest wealth lies in its citizens.
Introduction
Botswana’s story has always been a story of belief; belief in people, in stability, and in the idea that a nation’s greatest wealth lies in its citizens.
Meshack Tshekedi
Chief Executive Officer - BOL
Fueling Sovereignty, Empowering Botswana
Botswana Oil Limited is not just an energy logistics entity — it is a sovereign instrument for national empowerment. Under the leadership of Mr. Meshack Tshekedi, BOL is being repositioned as a mobiliser of citizen enterprises, a builder of industry eco-systems,and a long-term guardian of Botswana’s energy future.
Matome Tsholetsa Malema
Chief Executive Officer - MDCB
From Beneath the Ground, A Nation Rises
As the steward of Botswana’s most valuable sector, Mr. Matome Tsholetsa Malema occupies a unique seat at the intersection of strategy, national responsibility, and long-term value creation. In this conversation, we explore the vision, discipline, and future-facing mandate of MDCB under his leadership — and the role it plays in shaping a new kind of Botswana.
Chose Modise
Chief Executive - Stanbic Bank Botswana
Growth with Purpose Finance with Impact
Stanbic Bank Botswana, under the leadership of Mr. Chose Modise, is not simply a financial institution, it is a developmental partner in Botswana’s nation-building project.
This is an era that demands more from banks: not just profits, but participation.
Moruntshi Kemorwale
Acting Chief Executive Officer - Gambling Authority
A Different Kind of Regulator
Across much of the world, gambling regulation is a story of compromise, economic opportunity weighed uneasily against social harm. In Botswana, the narrative is shifting. Under the steady leadership of Moruntshi Kemorwale, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Gambling Authority, regulation is being reframed as an act of nation-building.
Andrew Madeswi
Chief Executive Officer - BVI
Where There Is a Will, There Is a Way
For decades, Botswana has been known for its diamonds. But Madeswi believes another resource holds the key to Africa’s future: resilience.
Dr. Athaliah Molokomme
Voice of Principle
I am truly grateful to have had the privilege and honour of serving Botswana from different angles, and your reference to ‘the arc of my journey’ is rather apt because although I have occupied different roles, it feels like walking through a revolving door of opportunities that presented themselves at what now – in hindsight - seem to have been timely and pivotal moments - to contribute to my community and country.
Professor PhD, FBAS Otlogetswe Totolo
University Professor (BIUST)
Innovation, technology & entrepreneurship
The transitioning from a resourced-based to a knowledge-based economy is not a far-fetched reality. Ensuring learner’s research capabilities remain well-founded and maintaining a good educational experience for them is critical for universities to face the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic.
Martin Mokgware
Chief Executive Officer - BOCRA
Innovation in training
An ongoing objective that is very close to my heart, is ensuring that as many schools as is possible go online for children to be trained in using ICTs
Aobakwe “Aupa” Monyatsi
Group Chief Executive Officer - Letshego Holdings
Innovation... No longer a differentiator, but an essential business tool
According to research by Stanford University*, it may be possible to achieve economic growth simply by increasing the inputs and resources to spur growth, such as natural resources and labour, for example. Increasing inputs is only responsible for 15% of aggregated economic growth.
Thabo Thamane
Chief Executive Officer - CEDA
It is often said that listening is a skill; that is very true
In our view, innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that in the end results in the introduction of new goods or services; or at the very least results in improvement in offering goods or services. In short innovation results in the creation of value.
Dr Racious Moatshe
Chief Executive Officer - LEA
Lea is committed to harnessing innovation to grow the informal sector.
Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) was created by Botswana Government with the specific mandate of entrepreneurship and enterprise development.
Tshoganetso Carl-Ponoesele
Acting Chief Executive Officer - Botswana Tourism
Innovation requires initiative, ideas, and commitment.
Tourism is an extremely vast field for innovation as a complex cross-cutting socio-economic system. Creating a tourist product, tourist services, booking of air - and train tickets - all these processes have reached a new level with the introduction of the latest developments in information technology.
Tshepo Tsheko
Acting Chief Executive Officer - BDIH
Hyper-growth companies often credit a culture of innovation as their primary driver of success
Unleashing Botswana’s Innovation Culture...
As Robert Tucker noted, “Innovation is everyone’s business.” If we are to unpack this a little bit more, it simply says that in order for an innovation system to be successful, all of its members must be enabled to participate in whichever way they would desire.
As Robert Tucker noted, “Innovation is everyone’s business.” If we are to unpack this a little bit more, it simply says that in order for an innovation system to be successful, all of its members must be enabled to participate in whichever way they would desire.
Stories
Currents
Signals and shifts in leadership, commerce, and creative enterprise across the continent.
Leadership rarely announces itself loudly. It moves through decisions, through corridors of trade, flows of c ...
Philda Nani Kereng
High Commissioner of Botswana to Nigeria
What It Takes to Do Business in Africa’s Largest Market
Across the Gulf: Batswana in Nigeria
What It Takes to Do Business in Africa’s Largest Market
In the textured corridors of continental trade and soft diplomacy, one relationship has rem ...
Digital Moves
Across the continent, digital platforms are shaping Africa’s next growth curve, often faster than expected.
Today, over 70 percent of new banking customers in Sub-Saharan Africa engage through mobile ...
Chose Modise
CE Stanbic Bank Botswana
Inside the quiet strategy shaping one of Southern Africa’s most respected banks.
Presence Over Power
Inside the quiet strategy shaping one of Southern Africa’s most respected banks.
Not all leadership announces itself. Some of it enters the room softly, speaks with ...
SME Growth Signals
Small and medium-sized enterprises remain the continent’s economic engine, generating more than 60 percent of jobs. Women-led SMEs account for nearly one-quarter of new business registrations, a quiet ...
Boiki Tema
Founder
Founder’s Path: Where Less Grows More
Founder’s Path: Where Less Grows More
Inside Boiki Tema and Lion Rock’s quiet push for climate-smart, regenerative agriculture — compact in scale, expansive in purpose.
By Bolden Field Desk, Lentswe ...
Creative Moves
The new frontier of Africa’s soft power and commerce. Creative Industries Rising Film, fashion, music, and design now contribute more than $58 billion annually to Africa’s GDP.
The creative clas ...
The creative clas ...
Dr Thabang Dima
Medical Practitioner
Atlega: A Blueprint for Human-Centered Healthcare
In Botswana’s evolving healthcare landscape, where chronic illness, workplace stress, and mental health collide, Atlega has emerged as a rare kind of clinic — one that listens as much as it treats. Fo ...
Shathani Somolekae
Managing Partner
Somolekae & Associates: Raising Legal Consciousness, One Case at a Time
In a profession often known for its conservatism, Somolekae & Associates is quietly reinventing what it means to be a law firm in modern Africa. Founded in 2022 by a sharp-minded, integrity-driven att ...
Candy Tselayakgosi
Founder
JUSTCANDI: The Boutique Where Style Meets Spirit
From humble beginnings selling out of a car boot to building one of Botswana’s most revered style sanctuaries, JUSTCANDI is more than a boutique — it is a calling. Founded by a spiritually anchored en ...