Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026

BotswanaLimited data

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.

Rising

1The Secret Daily Teachings
Breakout
Fashion & beauty · App Store · #1 in paid apps
2Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs

Top today

1The Secret Daily Teachings
Breakout
Fashion & beauty · App Store · #1 in paid apps
2Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs
3Stixx & Babalwa M
Music · Apple Music · #14 in songs
4Camera+ Legacy
Tech & AI · App Store · #12 in paid apps
5DJ Zinhle, Nayvee Womculo & Young Stunna
Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs
6Dlala Thukzin & Zeh McGeba
Falling
Music · Apple Music · #3 in songs
7Thatohatsi & Sjava
Music · Apple Music · #4 in songs
8Darque, Atmos Blaq, Zawadi Yamungu & Tycoon
Music · Apple Music · #5 in songs
9DJ Maphorisa
Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs
Michael's World, CC BY 3.0
10Focalistic
Music · Apple Music · #7 in songs

Everyday apps here: Meta AI · Facebook app · Google Maps · Tezza: Aesthetic Photo Editor · Tiktok. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.

What the news is talking about

How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 569 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

AI More than usual
3.7% of the news · usually 0.9% · 4.2× usual · 21 articles
- Adapting to AI at work: IITPSA skills conference looks into the future (itweb.co.za)
- ITALIANI.ITALIANI ALL'ESTERO - GIORNATA INTERNAZ. PER PORRE FINE AI CRIMINI CONTRO I GIORNALISTI - ANCHE L'ITALIA FRA I MEMBRI DELLA MEDIA FREEDOM COALITION / News / Italian Network (italiannetwork.it)
Cost of living
1.9% of the news · usually 0.6% · 3.2× usual · 11 articles
Democracy and elections
1.4% of the news · usually 1.8% · 8 articles
Climate
1.1% of the news · usually 0.8% · 6 articles
Survey · 2023 75% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
Health
1.1% of the news · usually 1.2% · 6 articles
Immigration
0.9% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1.8× usual · 5 articles
War and security
0.5% of the news · usually 1.5% · 3 articles
Jobs and work
0.4% of the news · usually 1.4% · 2 articles

How the news sounds

Tone+1.4positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.0The GDELT Project
Anxiety1.0× usual2.1 words per 1,000usually 2.0The GDELT Project
Fear1.4× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
Anger1.0× usual3.9 words per 1,000usually 3.8The GDELT Project
Sadness1.0× usual4.8 words per 1,000usually 4.9The GDELT Project
Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.

Pro The news mood day by day for the last 90 days, with each issue’s share, as CSV and PDF. Try Pro free for 7 days →

By category

Business & economy

1Puma Pris Africa
App Store · #98 in free apps
2SHEIN - Compras Online
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #14 in free apps
3Documents
Everyday app
App Store · #40 in paid apps

Cars & transport

1Speed Tracker. Pro
Everyday app
App Store · #24 in paid apps
2GPS Kit - Offline GPS Tracker
Everyday app
App Store · #26 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

1Living Earth - Clock & Weather
Everyday app
App Store · #27 in paid apps

Education & careers

1Hymns of Zion
Everyday app
Difela Tsa Sione
App Store · #4 in paid apps
2Difela Tsa Sione Hymns
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #7 in paid apps
3e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Everyday app
App Store · #13 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

1The Secret Daily Teachings
Breakout
App Store · #1 in paid apps
2灵魂漂流瓶-约会交友语音聊天
App Store · #91 in free apps
3海口公交
App Store · #92 in free apps

Food & drink

1Pedros Chicken Botswana
App Store · #64 in free apps
2Nando's Botswana
App Store · #76 in free apps
3GabsEats
App Store · #81 in free apps

Gaming

1Gizmo: AI Tutor
App Store · #50 in free apps
2737 Flight Simulator
App Store · #37 in paid apps

Health & wellness

1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
App Store · #11 in paid apps
2Pocket Glasses PRO
Everyday app
App Store · #33 in paid apps
3Neonatal Guide
Everyday app
App Store · #35 in paid apps

Money & crypto

1Deriv - Online Trading
App Store · #83 in free apps
2Shyft – Global Money App
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #15 in free apps
3HomeBudget with Sync
Everyday app
App Store · #32 in paid apps

Movies & TV

11Zone
App Store · #75 in free apps
2铃声多多-手机铃声大全
App Store · #89 in free apps
3高橋優 OFFICIAL APP
App Store · #90 in free apps

Music

1Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy
Rising
Apple Music · #2 in songs
2Stixx & Babalwa M
Apple Music · #14 in songs
3DJ Zinhle, Nayvee Womculo & Young Stunna
Apple Music · #1 in songs

Tech & AI

1Camera+ Legacy
App Store · #12 in paid apps
2Instants, an Instagram app
App Store · #61 in free apps
3Discord
Falling
App Store · #56 in free apps

Travel & places

1Yango: taxi, food, delivery
Everyday app
App Store · #3 in free apps
2Airbnb
Everyday app
App Store · #99 in free apps

Industries here

Music 53 Tech & software 11 Fashion & beauty 6 Media & entertainment 6 Food & beverage 4 Restaurants & hospitality 4 Advertising & marketing 4 Telecom & internet 4 Legal & professional services 4 Jobs, HR & staffing 4 Gaming 3 Travel & tourism 1 Retail & e-commerce 1 Finance & banking 1 Crypto & digital assets 1 Education 1

The numbers behind the mood

The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.

Economy

Inflation9.5%Jul 2026 · −1.3 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
Unemployment24.5%2025 · +0.7 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
GDP growth-0.7%2025 · +2.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Youth unemployment46.0%2025 · +0.7 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0

Society

People online57.5%2024 · −0.4 pts since 2022World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Say humans mainly cause climate change29.7%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Want climate made a high government priority64.0%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)

Charts

Apple Music · Artists

1DJ Zinhle, Nayvee Womculo & Young Stunna
2Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy
Rising
3Dlala Thukzin & Zeh McGeba
Falling
4Thatohatsi & Sjava
5Darque, Atmos Blaq, Zawadi Yamungu & Tycoon
6DJ Maphorisa
Michael's World, CC BY 3.0
7Focalistic
8Royal Musiq
9W4DE & Royal Musiq
10Uncool MC, DJ Maphorisa & N T S A K O XVI

Show the top 100

Apple Music · 2026-11-06

App Store · Free apps

1Meta AI
Breakout
2ChatGPT
Rising
3Yango: taxi, food, delivery
Rising
4Google Maps
Rising
5Tiktok
Rising
6Facebook app
Rising
7Claude by Anthropic
Falling
8WhatsApp
Rising
9Betway Online Sports & Casino
Falling
10Love8 - App for Couples
Falling