Wildlife Tech for Conservation: Researchers are running cross-border wildlife censuses using vehicle surveys and camera traps, including a new lion count in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana–South Africa) to estimate population size, distribution and movements. AI and Travel Safety: A Zimbabwe border incident shows the risk of trusting AI chatbots for visa rules—an Australian family’s KAZA visa advice didn’t match their actual itinerary. Digital Infrastructure Boost: WIOCC secured $300m from Africa Finance Corporation and Vision International to expand Africa’s fibre network and data centres, targeting the continent’s growing cloud and AI demand. Cybersecurity Collaboration: The Global Cybersecurity Initiative launched in Windhoek to connect governments, businesses and innovators across multiple African countries, aiming to reduce cybercrime losses. Botswana Health Supply Support: Bomaid handed Princess Marina Hospital a year’s supply of biopsy needles and drains to push earlier breast cancer detection. Local Tech Skills Pipeline: ISBS alumni say practical, workplace-focused learning is helping employers look beyond qualifications toward demonstrable skills. Botswana Wildlife Indicator: A rare slaty egret in the Okavango is being monitored as a sensitive signal of wetland ecosystem health. Energy Transition Ownership Question: Commentary on Botswana’s 100MW Mmadinare solar project highlights that local generation may still mean foreign ownership of long-term returns. Illegal Pangolin Trade: Botswana is increasingly linked to regional pangolin trafficking after a man was arrested crossing into South Africa with a live pangolin.