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.

A government ban on private-media advertising harms the competitiveness and viability of many outlets, 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 2.1 million internet users by January 2024, comprising 84% of the population (Statista.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