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Tuesday, 27 October 2026
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Tuesday, 27 October 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. 01BONGANI MALUNGA1.3 /day
  2. 02Duma Boko0.9 /day
  3. 03GOSEGO MOTSUMI0.6 /day
  4. 04Motsamai Motsamai0.6 /day
  5. 05Sesupo Rantsimako0.3 /day
  6. 06Douglas Rasbash0.3 /day
  7. 07Edwin Dikoloti0.3 /day
  8. 08Dumelang Saleshando0.3 /day
  9. 09Tariq Babitseng0.3 /day
  10. 10Dr Kobedi Segale0.3 /day

Organizations in the news

Companies, government bodies, parties, institutions.

  1. 01Botswana Congress Party1.0 /day
  2. 02De Beers1.0 /day
  3. 03United Democratic Coalition0.7 /day
  4. 04Botswana Stock Exchange0.7 /day
  5. 05Umbrella for Democratic Change0.7 /day
  6. 06Sunday Standard0.6 /day
  7. 07Parliament0.6 /day
  8. 08Botswana Football Association0.6 /day
  9. 09Southern African Development Community0.6 /day
  10. 10Botswana Patriotic Front0.6 /day

Places in the news

Topical places — cities, regions, landmarks that featured.

  1. 01Botswana7.1 /day
  2. 02Gaborone2.9 /day
  3. 03South Africa2.0 /day
  4. 04Francistown1.0 /day
  5. 05Namibia0.9 /day
  6. 06Maun0.7 /day
  7. 07Sefhophe0.7 /day
  8. 08Jwaneng0.6 /day
  9. 09Tlokweng0.4 /day
  10. 10Africa0.4 /day

Events

Named scandals, crises, elections, operations.

  1. 01Foot and Mouth Disease0.3 /day
  2. 02Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games0.1 /day
  3. 03FNB Premiership0.1 /day
  4. 04Mmabessie Cultural Festival0.1 /day
  5. 05FIFA World Cup0.1 /day
  6. 06Foot-and-Mouth Disease0.1 /day
  7. 07General Election0.1 /day
  8. 08Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games0.1 /day
  9. 092025 Africa Cup of Nations0.1 /day
  10. 102029 General Elections0.1 /day

Topic mix

Share of coverage across the ten categories — 131 stories this week.

  1. 01Business24 stories
  2. 02Politics23 stories
  3. 03Society23 stories
  4. 04Sport15 stories
  5. 05Mining & Energy14 stories
  6. 06Culture13 stories
  7. 07Agriculture & Land11 stories
  8. 08World & Region5 stories
  9. 09Opinion2 stories
  10. 10Tourism & Environment1 stories
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