Botswana media guide

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State-run outlets dominate the broadcast media. Radio is an important medium and press circulation is mostly limited to urban areas.

State media have been accused of acting as mouthpieces for the ruling party, says US-based Freedom House. It says some private outlets report critically on the government, but fear of reprisals can lead to self-censorship.

There were 1.2 million internet users by December 2021, comprising 51% of the population (Internetworldstats.com).

• Media guides by BBC Monitoring

Press

• Daily News - government-owned

• Botswana Guardian - weekly

• Botswana Gazette - weekly

• The Monitor - daily

• Sunday Standard - weekly

• The Midweek Sun - weekly

• The Voice - weekly

Television

• Botswana TV - state-run

Radio

• Radio Botswana - state-run, programmes in English and Setswana, also operates commercial FM station Radio Botswana 2 (RB2)

• Yarona FM - private

• Gabz FM - private

• Duma FM - private