Africa · Friday, 6 November 2026

BotswanaLimited data

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

Rising

1Felo Le Tee, Miikey Ndlovu & Mlooda
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #16 in songs
2JAZZWRLD, Thukuthela & Babalwa M
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #13 in songs
3InDrive
Rising
Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in free apps
4sami kay & Misokuhle
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #36 in songs
5Zee Nxumalo & Funky Qla
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #15 in songs

Top today

1InDrive
Rising
Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in free apps
2JAZZWRLD, Thukuthela & Babalwa M
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #13 in songs
3Felo Le Tee, Miikey Ndlovu & Mlooda
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #16 in songs
4Zee Nxumalo & Funky Qla
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #15 in songs
5Novex, Born Kxng, MOONLIGHT AFRIQA & S.N.E
Weekly
Music · Apple Music · #9 in songs
6Piano City, Kelvin Momo & Thatohatsi
Weekly
Music · Apple Music · #22 in songs
7sami kay & Misokuhle
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #36 in songs
8Calvin Fallo
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #18 in songs
9Babalwa M
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #23 in songs
10Sandy6eats, ManQue & Ntaxmu6iQue
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #33 in songs

Everyday apps here: DramaWave - Dramas & Reels · Yango: taxi, food, delivery · CapCut · KFC Botswana · Microsoft Authenticator. 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 588 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

AI More than usual
3.4% of the news · usually 0.9% · 3.7× usual · 20 articles
Democracy and elections
1.7% of the news · usually 1.7% · 10 articles
- Karen Davila hopes Pinoys take inspiration from US midterm polls (philstar.com)
Cost of living
1.5% of the news · usually 0.7% · 2.3× usual · 9 articles
Climate
1.2% of the news · usually 0.9% · 7 articles
Survey · 2023 75% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
Health
1.2% of the news · usually 1.1% · 7 articles
Immigration
0.7% of the news · usually 0.5% · 4 articles
War and security
0.7% of the news · usually 1.5% · 4 articles
Jobs and work
0.3% of the news · usually 1.3% · 2 articles

How the news sounds

Tone+1.3positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.0The GDELT Project
Anxiety1.1× usual2.3 words per 1,000usually 2.0The GDELT Project
Fear1.6× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
Anger1.1× usual3.9 words per 1,000usually 3.6The 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 uncertainty1.0× usual6.6 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

1BTC Mobile App
App Store · #71 in free apps
2VPN - Super VPN Buck
App Store · #99 in free apps
3SHEIN - Compras Online
Everyday app
App Store · #13 in free apps

Cars & transport

1Speed Tracker. Pro
Everyday app
App Store · #25 in paid apps
2GPS Kit - Offline GPS Tracker
Everyday app
App Store · #27 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

1Living Earth - Clock & Weather
Everyday app
App Store · #28 in paid apps

Education & careers

1Bible
App Store · #64 in free apps
2Ed-admin Multi-Portal (EMP)
App Store · #75 in free apps
3吉米猫思维
App Store · #90 in free apps

Fashion & beauty

1SPAR Botswana
App Store · #49 in free apps
2kalgin商家
App Store · #85 in free apps
3The Secret Daily Teachings
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #3 in paid apps

Food & drink

1KFC Botswana
Everyday app
App Store · #47 in free apps
2Debonairs Pizza Botswana
Everyday app
App Store · #27 in free apps
3Zebras Groceries & Food
Everyday app
App Store · #18 in free apps

Gaming

1737 Flight Simulator
App Store · #37 in paid apps
2Simple Drawing：DuDu Games
App Store · #89 in free apps

Health & wellness

1知我心理 - KnowYourself 专业心理咨询平台
App Store · #88 in free apps
2Thrive with Bomaid
App Store · #92 in free apps
3Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
App Store · #12 in paid apps

Money & crypto

1Shyft – Global Money App
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #36 in free apps
2HomeBudget with Sync
Everyday app
App Store · #32 in paid apps
3FNB Banking App
Everyday app
App Store · #25 in free apps

Movies & TV

1START: онлайн-кинотеатр
App Store · #45 in free apps
2DramaWave - Dramas & Reels
Everyday app
App Store · #5 in free apps
31500 Ringtones Unlimited - Download the best iPhone Ringtones
Everyday app
App Store · #9 in paid apps

Music

1JAZZWRLD, Thukuthela & Babalwa M
Rising
Apple Music · #13 in songs
2Felo Le Tee, Miikey Ndlovu & Mlooda
Rising
Apple Music · #16 in songs
3Zee Nxumalo & Funky Qla
Rising
Apple Music · #15 in songs

Tech & AI

1InDrive
Rising
App Store · #4 in free apps
2Reminders with Voice Reminder
App Store · #1 in paid apps
3PVChess Premium
App Store · #2 in paid apps

Travel & places

1Yango: taxi, food, delivery
Everyday app
App Store · #2 in free apps
2Airbnb
Everyday app
App Store · #100 in free apps

Industries here

Music 49 Tech & software 14 Media & entertainment 6 Advertising & marketing 5 Telecom & internet 5 Fashion & beauty 4 Education 4 Gaming 2 Sports & fitness 2 Health & pharma 2 Legal & professional services 2 Jobs, HR & staffing 2 Retail & e-commerce 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
3Thatohatsi & Sjava
4Dlala Thukzin & Zeh McGeba
5Darque, Atmos Blaq, Zawadi Yamungu & Tycoon
6DJ Maphorisa
7Focalistic
8Kabza De Small & Dlala Thukzin
9Novex, Born Kxng, MOONLIGHT AFRIQA & S.N.E
Rising
10Sam Deep, Nia Pearl & Boohle

Show the top 100

Apple Music · 2026-11-07

App Store · Free apps

1Meta AI
2Yango: taxi, food, delivery
Rising
3ChatGPT
Falling
4InDrive
Rising
5DramaWave - Dramas & Reels
Breakout
6Google Maps
Falling
7Facebook app
8Betway Online Sports & Casino
9Orange Max it - Botswana
10CapCut
Rising