Botswana news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 5 major Botswana news outlets. Preview their homepages side by side below — switch between two, three and four columns, go compact, or translate every page into your language.
The Botswana media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire puts Botswana's front pages side by side. Compare which stories lead, how headlines are framed and what one outlet leaves out. All 5 titles tracked in Botswana have a centre label. That does not prove neutrality: a confident left or right classification may be unavailable. Compare the stories each newsroom puts at the top of the page.
The 5 outlets in this directory include:
- 4 daily newspapers (see all daily newspapers worldwide)
- 1 tabloid (The Voice)
Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for Botswana. Start with a wire service or a widely read daily.
Botswana sits in Southern Africa. Explore the Africa hub for more countries. By outlets tracked, Botswana ranks 4th of 10 in Southern Africa and 4th of 45 in Africa. The regional average is 4 outlets per country.
Other Southern Africa countries in this directory:
- South Africa (6)
- Zimbabwe (6)
- Angola (5)
- Malawi (4)
- Mozambique (4)
- Namibia (4)
- Zambia (4)
- Lesotho (3)
- Eswatini (2)
Leaning groupings are approximate guides drawn from widely cited media-bias assessments — see the methodology and what the labels can and can't tell you. Counts are taken from the directory as of .
Which are Botswana's main news outlets?
Across Botswana's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists near the center, Mmegi, Sunday Standard, The Botswana Gazette, The Voice and Botswana Daily News. Each outlet below links to a full profile — its facts, editorial leaning and a live front-page preview — and the comparison view above shows any of them side by side.
Mmegi is Botswana's leading independent daily newspaper, published in Gaborone in English. It covers national news, business, sport and lifestyle and is widely regarded as the country's main private daily.
Sunday Standard is an independent Botswana weekly newspaper and news website known for investigative reporting on politics and business. It covers news, business, sport and lifestyle in English.
The Botswana Gazette is an independent English-language newspaper based in Gaborone, carrying the motto 'Kitso Ke Maatla'. It covers news, business, lifestyle, sport, features and opinion.
The Voice is one of Botswana's most widely read newspapers, founded in Francistown in 1993. A privately owned weekly tabloid published mainly in English, it combines human-interest stories, entertainment and celebrity coverage with news and consumer features, and maintains one of the largest readerships and social media followings of any outlet in the Botswana press.
Botswana Daily News is the government-owned national daily, produced by the state Department of Information Services and distributed free since the 1960s. Published in English and Setswana with reporting drawn from the Botswana Press Agency, it carries official announcements, parliamentary and ministerial coverage and country-wide news, making it the primary channel for the government's perspective.
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