''Mmegi'' is an English-language national
newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, 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 p ...
in
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 Kalaha ...
, with occasional articles or comments in
Setswana
Tswana, also known by its native name , and previously spelled Sechuana in English, is a Bantu language spoken in Southern Africa by about 8.2 million people. It belongs to the Bantu language family within the Sotho-Tswana branch of Zon ...
. Established in 1984, it is now published daily online and weekly on print format by Dikgang Publishing House in the capital,
Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census.
Gaboron ...
. ''Mmegi'' used to be Botswana's only independent newspaper to be published daily.
The newspaper's name means "the reporter" in
Setswana
Tswana, also known by its native name , and previously spelled Sechuana in English, is a Bantu language spoken in Southern Africa by about 8.2 million people. It belongs to the Bantu language family within the Sotho-Tswana branch of Zon ...
and its strapline is "News we need to know daily". Until 1989, it was called ''Mmegi wa Dikgang/The Reporter''.
See also
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Azhizhi''
* ''
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 (Joao Salban ...
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*
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 ...
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English-language newspapers published in Africa
Newspapers published in Gaborone
Publications established in 1984
1984 establishments in Botswana
Tswana-language mass media
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