Botswana Minute.
Friday, 11 September 2026
Botswana’s news, on the hour · Est. 2026
Friday, 11 September 2026
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Data from the week

Who has been in the news, which topics dominated, and how coverage differs across publishers. Drawn from our last seven days of approved summaries.

People in the news

Top named individuals by article mentions.

  1. 01Duma Boko1.3 /day
  2. 02Zunaid Moti0.7 /day
  3. 03Letsile Tebogo0.6 /day
  4. 04Collen Kebinatshipi0.6 /day
  5. 05GOSEGO MOTSUMI0.6 /day
  6. 06Godfrey Nthomiwa0.4 /day
  7. 07Ndaba Gaolathe0.4 /day
  8. 08Mpho Balopi0.4 /day
  9. 09Morena Ramoreboli0.4 /day
  10. 10Sesupo Rantsimako0.3 /day

Organizations in the news

Companies, government bodies, parties, institutions.

  1. 01Bank of Botswana1.1 /day
  2. 02Gaborone United0.7 /day
  3. 03University of Botswana0.7 /day
  4. 04Weekend Post0.7 /day
  5. 05Ministry of Finance0.7 /day
  6. 06Leeds Beckett University0.6 /day
  7. 07Jwaneng Galaxy0.6 /day
  8. 08Directorate of Public Prosecutions0.4 /day
  9. 09Botswana Congress Party0.4 /day
  10. 10Sunday Standard0.4 /day

Places in the news

Topical places — cities, regions, landmarks that featured.

  1. 01Botswana7.7 /day
  2. 02Gaborone2.6 /day
  3. 03South Africa1.4 /day
  4. 04Africa0.9 /day
  5. 05Palapye0.6 /day
  6. 06Brussels0.6 /day
  7. 07Maun0.4 /day
  8. 08Kenya0.4 /day
  9. 09Zimbabwe0.4 /day
  10. 10Francistown0.4 /day

Events

Named scandals, crises, elections, operations.

  1. 01CAF Champions League0.6 /day
  2. 02Diamond League meeting in Rabat0.6 /day
  3. 03Botswana Economic Transformation Programme0.4 /day
  4. 04World Athletics Ultimate Championship0.4 /day
  5. 05Vision 20360.3 /day
  6. 06FNB Premiership0.3 /day
  7. 07National Development Plan 120.3 /day
  8. 08Botswana Premier League0.3 /day
  9. 09El Niño0.3 /day
  10. 102024 General Election0.1 /day

Topic mix

Share of coverage across the ten categories — 148 stories this week.

  1. 01Sport33 stories
  2. 02Business30 stories
  3. 03Politics25 stories
  4. 04Society25 stories
  5. 05Culture14 stories
  6. 06Agriculture & Land8 stories
  7. 07World & Region6 stories
  8. 08Mining & Energy4 stories
  9. 09Tourism & Environment2 stories
  10. 10Opinion1 stories
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