Botswana Daily News

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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Botswana Daily News at a glance

Country: Botswana
Region: Southern Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Botswana Daily News

Crosswire groups Botswana Daily News as Centrist for comparisons within Botswana's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Botswana Daily News sits in Botswana's press

Botswana Daily News is one of 5 outlets tracked in Botswana, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being Mmegi, Sunday Standard and The Botswana Gazette. By outlets tracked, Botswana ranks tenth of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 73 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Botswana Daily News outside Botswana, starting with Southern Africa, are The Nation (Malawi), O País (Mozambique), The Namibian (Namibia) and Zambia Daily Mail (Zambia). Opening one of them beside Botswana Daily News is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.