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List Of Newspapers In Botswana ...
This is an incomplete list of newspapers published in Botswana. Newspapers * ''Azhizhi'' * ''The Botswana Gazette'' * ''The Business Weekly and Review'' * ''Botswana Guardian'' * ''Botswana Youth Magazine'' * ''The Daily News'' (Botswana), a government-owned media outlet * ''Farmers Guide'' * ''The Midweek Sun'' * ''Mmegi'' * ''The Monitor'' * '' The Patriot on Sunday'' * ''The Sunday Standard'' * ''The Voice'' * ''Weekend Post'' See also * Media of Botswana * List of radio stations in Africa * Telecommunications in Botswana * Internet in Botswana References External links * * {{Africa topic, List of newspapers in Newspapers published in Botswana Botswana newspapers A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. It is connected to Zambia across the short Zambezi River border by the Kazungula Bridge. A country of slightly over 2.3 million people, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. About 11.6 percent of the population lives in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the world's poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—it has since transformed itself into an upper-middle-income country, with one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Modern-day humans first inhabited the country over 200,000 years ago. The Tswana ethnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azhizhi
''Azhizhi'' is an English-language online newspaper published in Botswana. Established in 2020, it features articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture, law, technology, and science. ''Azhizhi'' used to be a print newspaper before starting to publish online a few months after its founding. The outlet changed from azhizhi.com to azhizhinews.com. See also * ''Mmegi'' * '' The Voice Botswana'' * ''Botswana Guardian'' * ''The Botswana Gazette ''The Botswana Gazette'' is an English language newspaper published in Gaborone, Botswana. In 2015, the paper's managing editor (Shike Olsen), its editor (Lawrence Seretse), a reporter (Innocent Selatlhwa) and the paper's lawyer A lawyer ...'' * Yarona FM References External links * English-language newspapers published in Africa Newspapers published in Gaborone Tswana-language mass media Online newspapers published in South Africa Publications established in 2020 News ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Botswana Gazette
''The Botswana Gazette'' is an English language newspaper published in Gaborone, Botswana. In 2015, the paper's managing editor (Shike Olsen), its editor (Lawrence Seretse), a reporter (Innocent Selatlhwa) and the paper's lawyer (Joao Salbany) were arrested following a raid of their offices by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime. See also * '' The Voice Botswana'' * ''Botswana Guardian'' * ''Mmegi'' * Yarona FM Yarona FM is an urban broadcaster targeting young adults. The radio station is a private commercial entity that has existed since 1999. It is regulated by Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority, BOCRA and attracts a unique weekly audience of 2 ... References External links * English-language newspapers published in Africa Newspapers published in Gaborone Publications with year of establishment missing {{Botswana-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botswana Guardian
The ''Botswana Guardian'' is an English language weekly newspaper published in Gaborone.The paper was started in 1982. It is published by CBET Ltd. on Thursdays. See also * ''Azhizhi'' * '' The Voice Botswana'' * ''Mmegi'' * ''The Botswana Gazette'' * Yarona FM Yarona FM is an urban broadcaster targeting young adults. The radio station is a private commercial entity that has existed since 1999. It is regulated by Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority, BOCRA and attracts a unique weekly audience of 2 ... References External links * English-language newspapers published in Africa Newspapers published in Gaborone Publications established in 1982 Weekly newspapers 1982 establishments in Botswana {{Africa-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily News Botswana
''Daily News Botswana'' is an English language newspaper published in Gaborone, Botswana. History Gallery File:Botswana Daily news Tuesday, January 31 1967 (Botswana History).jpg File:Daily news Botswana (Botswana History).jpg File:Bechanaland daily news mail.jpg See also *''Azhizhi'' * ''Mmegi'' * ''Botswana Guardian'' * ''The Botswana Gazette'' * Yarona FM Yarona FM is an urban broadcaster targeting young adults. The radio station is a private commercial entity that has existed since 1999. It is regulated by Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority, BOCRA and attracts a unique weekly audience of 2 ... References External links Official website English-language newspapers published in Africa African news websites {{Africa-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mmegi
''Mmegi'' is an English-language national newspaper in Botswana, with occasional articles or comments in Setswana. Established in 1984, it is now published daily online and weekly on print format by Dikgang Publishing House in the capital, Gaborone. ''Mmegi'' used to be Botswana's only independent newspaper to be published daily. The newspaper's name means "the reporter" in Setswana and its strapline is "News we need to know daily". Until 1989, it was called ''Mmegi wa Dikgang/The Reporter''. See also * ''Azhizhi'' * '' The Voice Botswana'' * ''Botswana Guardian'' * ''The Botswana Gazette'' * Yarona FM Yarona FM is an urban broadcaster targeting young adults. The radio station is a private commercial entity that has existed since 1999. It is regulated by BOCRA and attracts a unique weekly audience of 250, 000. Yarona FM identifies itself with re ... References External links * English-language newspapers published in Africa Newspapers published in Gaborone Publica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Patriot On Sunday
''The Patriot on Sunday'' is a newspaper published in Botswana on Sundays. The newspaper was founded in 2012 and is partly owned by parliamentarian Mpho Balopi. The newspaper is indexed in AllAfrica.com. The newspaper was involved in a Freedom of the Press dispute with the Printing & Publishing Company Botswana because of a negative perspective on the ruling party. Ownership The newspaper was owned by Botswana Democratic Party politician Mpho Balopi. He sold the media company to Sadique Kebonang. Keobonang handed over the ownership of the newspaper to journalist Mpho Dibeela, who is the sole shareholder and director. See also * Azhizhi * Botswana Guardian * The Voice (Botswana) ''The Voice'' is a print and online newspaper based in Botswana founded by Beata Kasale and Don Laurence Moore. ''The Voice'' was founded in Francistown in 1993 as ''The Francistowner Extra''; in 1999 it opened offices in the national capital, ... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice (Botswana)
''The Voice'' is a print and online newspaper based in Botswana founded by Beata Kasale and Don Laurence Moore. ''The Voice'' was founded in Francistown in 1993 as ''The Francistowner Extra''; in 1999 it opened offices in the national capital, Gaborone. It has adopted a tabloid format which means shorter stories, bigger pictures and bolder headlines. The overall newspaper style encouraged journalist to develop a creative writing identity. Readership is at 30,000 copies per edition containing mostly human interest stories. Awards and recognition ''The Voice'' has been a recipient of several awards including the 2008 Sol Plaatje Leadership and excellence Award in the region, in recognition of its effort in reporting HIV/AIDS; the PMR Africa Diamond Arrow which recognizes organizations that do their best to help stimulate the Botswana's economic growth and development. Among others the newspaper was awarded the coveted Print Media of the Year by the Botswana National Sports Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Of Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. It is connected to Zambia across the short Zambezi River border by the Kazungula Bridge. A country of slightly over 2.3 million people, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. About 11.6 percent of the population lives in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the world's poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—it has since transformed itself into an upper-middle-income country, with one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Modern-day humans first inhabited the country over 200,000 years ago. The Tswana ethnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Radio Stations In Africa
Radio stations in African countries can be categorized into three main areas: public, commercial, and community. The management of these radio stations is subject to each region's preferred methods. Algeria Entreprise nationale de Radiodiffusion sonore (ENRS) is the state public radio broadcaster of Algeria, which owns: * Alger Chaîne 1 (Arabic) * Alger Chaîne 2 (Berber) * Alger Chaîne 3 (French) * Radio Algérie Internationale * Radio Bahdja * Radio Culture * Radio Coran * Jil FM * 46 local radio stations of ENRS Angola Rádio Nacional de Angola (RNA) is the state radio broadcaster of Angola, which owns: *Canal A *Rádio Luanda *FM Estéreo *N'Gola Yetu *Rádio 5 Private/Other *'234Radio'' – The home of breaking news, music, sports, entertainment and lifestyles. Mobile app available foAndroidaniOS* Ecclesia FM - 97.5 FM Luanda (Religious Radio Station) * Luanda Antena Comercial - 95.5 FM Luanda * Ngola Radio - 87.7 FM Luanda Ascension Island The Atlantic Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telecommunications In Botswana
Telecommunications in Botswana include newspapers, radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. In addition to the government-owned newspaper and national radio network, there is an active, independent press (six weekly newspapers). Foreign publications are sold without restriction in Botswana. Two privately owned radio stations began operations in 1999. Botswana's first national television station, the government-owned Botswana Television (BTV), was launched in July 2000. It began broadcasting with three hours of programming on weekdays and five on weekends, offering news in Setswana and English, entertainment, and sports, with plans to produce 60% of its programming locally. The cellular phone providers Orange and MTN cover most of the country. Radio stations * 2 state-owned national radio stations; 3 privately owned radio stations broadcast locally (2007); * AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001). Television stations One state-owned and one privately owned; pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet In Botswana
The Internet in Botswana is used by about 28.4% of the population. This is slightly lower than the figure of 28.6% for Africa as a whole in 2015. Statistics * Internet top-level domain: .bw"Botswana" ''World Fact Book'', U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 7 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014. * : **323,368 users, 15% of the population (2013). ** 241,272 users, 148th in the world; 11.5% of the population, 166th in the world (2012);Calculated using penetration rate and population data fro [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |