Botswana Minute.
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Botswana’s news, on the hour · Est. 2026
Tuesday, 28 July 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 Boko1.4 /day
  2. 02Dumelang Saleshando0.7 /day
  3. 03Unity Dow0.7 /day
  4. 04Moeti Mohwasa0.6 /day
  5. 05Goretetse Kekgonegile0.4 /day
  6. 06Khonani Ontebetse0.4 /day
  7. 07GOSEGO MOTSUMI0.4 /day
  8. 08Dithapelo Keorapetse0.4 /day
  9. 09Douglas Rasbash0.3 /day
  10. 10Cedric Swanka0.3 /day

Organizations in the news

Companies, government bodies, parties, institutions.

  1. 01Weekend Post1.4 /day
  2. 02Botswana Congress Party1.0 /day
  3. 03Sunday Standard1.0 /day
  4. 04BNF0.9 /day
  5. 05World Bank0.7 /day
  6. 06Parliament0.7 /day
  7. 07National Assembly0.7 /day
  8. 08Umbrella for Democratic Change0.7 /day
  9. 09Botswana Police Service0.6 /day
  10. 10High Court0.6 /day

Places in the news

Topical places — cities, regions, landmarks that featured.

  1. 01Botswana11.4 /day
  2. 02Gaborone2.3 /day
  3. 03South Africa1.7 /day
  4. 04Namibia0.9 /day
  5. 05Africa0.9 /day
  6. 06Francistown0.9 /day
  7. 07Brazil0.9 /day
  8. 08Jwaneng0.9 /day
  9. 09Nigeria0.7 /day
  10. 10Maun0.6 /day

Events

Named scandals, crises, elections, operations.

  1. 01World Cup0.3 /day
  2. 02Kokotsha July Derby0.3 /day
  3. 03Miss July Derby0.3 /day
  4. 04FIFA Forward0.3 /day
  5. 05Ibrahim Index of African Governance0.3 /day
  6. 06Vision 20360.1 /day
  7. 07Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games0.1 /day
  8. 08FNB Premiership0.1 /day
  9. 09Orange FA Cup0.1 /day
  10. 10Botswana Economic Transformation Programme0.1 /day

Topic mix

Share of coverage across the ten categories — 160 stories this week.

  1. 01Politics38 stories
  2. 02Business26 stories
  3. 03Sport23 stories
  4. 04Society18 stories
  5. 05Mining & Energy13 stories
  6. 06Agriculture & Land13 stories
  7. 07Culture12 stories
  8. 08World & Region7 stories
  9. 09Opinion6 stories
  10. 10Tourism & Environment4 stories
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