Mmegi

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.

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Mmegi at a glance

Country: Botswana
Region: Southern Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: mmegi.bw ↗
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How Crosswire groups Mmegi

Crosswire groups Mmegi 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 Mmegi sits in Botswana's press

Mmegi is one of 5 outlets tracked in Botswana, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being Sunday Standard, The Botswana Gazette and Botswana Daily News. 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 Mmegi outside Botswana, starting with Southern Africa, are TimesLIVE (South Africa), Jornal de Angola (Angola), Eswatini Observer (Eswatini) and Lesotho Times (Lesotho). Opening one of them beside Mmegi is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.