Africa · Saturday, 7 November 2026
Botswana
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Breakout
Top today
Breakout
Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everyday apps here: AnkiMobile Flashcards · Rumi Cam - Vintage Film Camera · DramaWave - Dramas & Reels · Google Maps · incy. 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
Survey · 2023 75% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.4positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.0The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.1 words per 1,000usually 2.1The GDELT Project
- Fear1.6× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual3.7 words per 1,000usually 3.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual5.0 words per 1,000usually 4.9The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.7 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
Cars & transport
Everyday app
2GPS Kit - Offline GPS Tracker
Everyday app
Education & careers
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
Everyday app
Health & wellness
1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Everyday app
Everyday app
Sports
1Betway Online Sports & Casino
Falling Everyday app
Travel & places
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 51Tech & software 13Media & entertainment 8Telecom & internet 7Fashion & beauty 5Advertising & marketing 3Education 3Legal & professional services 3Jobs, HR & staffing 3Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Gaming 1Sports & fitness 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Health & pharma 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
4Darque, Atmos Blaq, Zawadi Yamungu & Tycoon
5Dlala Thukzin & Zeh McGeba
6DJ Maphorisa
7Focalistic
8Kabza De Small & Dlala Thukzin
9Novex, Born Kxng, MOONLIGHT AFRIQA & S.N.E
10Sam Deep, Nia Pearl & Boohle
Show the top 100
Apple Music · 2026-11-08
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
2Yango: taxi, food, delivery
3DramaWave - Dramas & Reels
Rising
4Google Maps
Rising
5InDrive
6ChatGPT
Falling
7CapCut
8WhatsApp
9Tiktok
10Facebook app
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-08
App Store · Paid apps
1Sasol eBirds Southern Africa
Breakout
2AnkiMobile Flashcards
Breakout
3Reminders with Voice Reminder
Falling
4PVChess Premium
Falling
5The Secret Daily Teachings
Falling
6Hymns of Zion
7Difela Tsa Sione by ZolApps
8Shadowrocket
Falling
9Tips & Tricks Pro - for iPhone
10Difela Tsa Sione Hymns
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-08
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.