Africa · Thursday, 12 November 2026

BotswanaLimited data

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

Rising

1Cargo Decoder Plus
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in paid apps
2Ricky Lenyora, Candy Flow RSA, DJ Maphorisa & Benzoo
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #37 in songs
3Strava
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #5 in free apps

Top today

1Access More
Weekly
Money & crypto · App Store · #4 in free apps
2Cargo Decoder Plus
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in paid apps
3Strava
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #5 in free apps
4Ricky Lenyora, Candy Flow RSA, DJ Maphorisa & Benzoo
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #37 in songs
5Uncool MC, DJ Maphorisa & N T S A K O XVI
Music · Apple Music · #7 in songs
6W4DE & Royal Musiq
Music · Apple Music · #8 in songs
7Royal Musiq
Music · Apple Music · #9 in songs
8Network Scanner: Device Finder
Tech & AI · App Store · #35 in free apps
9DJ Zinhle, Nayvee Womculo & Young Stunna
Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs
10Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy
Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs

Everyday apps here: KICK - Live Streaming · Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet · Truecaller · TeleGuard · Life360: Family Safety & GPS. 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 661 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

Climate More than usual
5.0% of the news · usually 0.7% · 6.9× usual · 33 articles
Survey · 2023 75% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
War and security
1.4% of the news · usually 1.3% · 9 articles
Democracy and elections
1.2% of the news · usually 1.6% · 8 articles
- Moldova, pe locul 77 în clasamentul democrației: doar 16% dintre țări au democrații depline (ziarulnational.md)
Jobs and work
1.1% of the news · usually 1.3% · 7 articles
AI
0.8% of the news · usually 1.5% · 5 articles
- Insolvency practitioners: Why AI could be your best new assistant but will never replace you (bizcommunity.com)
Health
0.6% of the news · usually 0.9% · 4 articles
- Malaria aid cuts will rob children of their futures – here's what we can do to stop it (independent.co.uk)
Cost of living
0.2% of the news · usually 1.1% · 1 articles
Immigration
0.2% of the news · usually 0.4% · 1 articles

How the news sounds

Tone+1.1positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.1The GDELT Project
Anxiety1.0× usual2.0 words per 1,000usually 2.0The GDELT Project
Fear1.2× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
Anger0.9× usual3.6 words per 1,000usually 3.8The GDELT Project
Sadness1.0× usual4.9 words per 1,000usually 4.9The GDELT Project
Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
Financial uncertainty1.2× usual7.7 words per 1,000usually 6.6The 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 · #56 in free apps
2鲜蔬易捷商家端
App Store · #95 in free apps
3LinkedIn: Community & Network
Everyday app
App Store · #47 in free apps

Cars & transport

1Speed Tracker. Pro
Everyday app
App Store · #23 in paid apps
2GPS Kit - Offline GPS Tracker
Everyday app
App Store · #29 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

1Living Earth - Clock & Weather
Everyday app
App Store · #30 in paid apps

Books, arts & history

1Danmei
App Store · #91 in free apps

Education & careers

1Ed-admin Multi-Portal (EMP)
App Store · #73 in free apps
2Hymns of Zion
Everyday app
Difela Tsa Sione
App Store · #4 in paid apps
3Learn Kalanga
Everyday app
App Store · #11 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

1GG同城—同城跑腿快送
App Store · #92 in free apps
2格美汇水站
App Store · #93 in free apps
3The Secret Daily Teachings
Everyday app
App Store · #24 in paid apps

Food & drink

1KFC Botswana
App Store · #65 in free apps
2Zebras Groceries & Food
Everyday app
App Store · #52 in free apps

Health & wellness

1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
App Store · #12 in paid apps
2Pocket Glasses PRO
Everyday app
App Store · #34 in paid apps
3Neonatal Guide
Everyday app
App Store · #36 in paid apps

Money & crypto

1Access More
Weekly
App Store · #4 in free apps
2Absa Botswana
App Store · #81 in free apps
3Binance: Buy Bitcoin & Crypto
App Store · #90 in free apps

Movies & TV

11Zone
App Store · #53 in free apps
21500 Ringtones Unlimited - Download the best iPhone Ringtones
Everyday app
App Store · #9 in paid apps
3ReelyGo - Stream Short Dramas
Everyday app
App Store · #62 in free apps

Music

1Ricky Lenyora, Candy Flow RSA, DJ Maphorisa & Benzoo
Rising
Apple Music · #37 in songs
2Uncool MC, DJ Maphorisa & N T S A K O XVI
Apple Music · #7 in songs
3W4DE & Royal Musiq
Apple Music · #8 in songs

Sports

HOTSPOTATL, CC BY 3.0
1J. Cole
Apple Music · #95 in songs

Tech & AI

1Cargo Decoder Plus
Breakout
App Store · #1 in paid apps
2Strava
Breakout
App Store · #5 in free apps
3Network Scanner: Device Finder
App Store · #35 in free apps

Travel & places

1Yango: taxi, food, delivery
Everyday app
App Store · #11 in free apps
2Airbnb
Everyday app
App Store · #59 in free apps

Industries here

Music 56 Tech & software 18 Telecom & internet 8 Fashion & beauty 7 Media & entertainment 6 Advertising & marketing 3 Finance & banking 2 Crypto & digital assets 2 Legal & professional services 2 Jobs, HR & staffing 2 Food & beverage 1 Restaurants & hospitality 1 Retail & e-commerce 1 Gaming 1 Sports & fitness 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
3Thatohatsi & Sjava
4Darque, Atmos Blaq, Zawadi Yamungu & Tycoon
5DJ Maphorisa
6Dlala Thukzin & Zeh McGeba
7Uncool MC, DJ Maphorisa & N T S A K O XVI
8W4DE & Royal Musiq
9Royal Musiq
10Kabza De Small & Dlala Thukzin

Show the top 100

Apple Music · 2026-11-13

App Store · Free apps

1Meta AI
2ChatGPT
3Life360: Family Safety & GPS
4Access More
Breakout
5Strava
Breakout
6Google Maps
7SHEIN - Compras Online
8CapCut
9Claude by Anthropic
Falling
10Betway Online Sports & Casino