Botswana Minute.
Saturday, 13 June 2026
Botswana’s news, on the hour · Est. 2026
Saturday, 13 June 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 Boko0.7 /day
  2. 02BONGANI MALUNGA0.6 /day
  3. 03Cedric Swanka0.4 /day
  4. 04Jacob Kelebeng0.4 /day
  5. 05Moeti Mohwasa0.3 /day
  6. 06Same Mhutsiwa0.3 /day
  7. 07Stephen Modise0.3 /day
  8. 08Edwin Dikoloti0.3 /day
  9. 09Portia Nkani0.3 /day
  10. 10Tiroeaone Ntsima0.3 /day

Organizations in the news

Companies, government bodies, parties, institutions.

  1. 01Bank of Botswana0.7 /day
  2. 02Weekend Post0.7 /day
  3. 03Sunday Standard0.6 /day
  4. 04Botswana National Olympic Committee0.6 /day
  5. 05Umbrella for Democratic Change0.6 /day
  6. 06Botswana Patriotic Front0.6 /day
  7. 07Botswana Police Service0.4 /day
  8. 08University of Botswana0.4 /day
  9. 09Botswana Defence Force0.4 /day
  10. 10International Monetary Fund0.3 /day

Places in the news

Topical places — cities, regions, landmarks that featured.

  1. 01Botswana7.6 /day
  2. 02Gaborone2.0 /day
  3. 03Palapye0.7 /day
  4. 04Mauritius0.7 /day
  5. 05South Africa0.6 /day
  6. 06Tlokweng0.6 /day
  7. 07Serowe0.6 /day
  8. 08Africa0.6 /day
  9. 09Francistown0.6 /day
  10. 10Maun0.4 /day

Events

Named scandals, crises, elections, operations.

  1. 01Foot and Mouth Disease0.1 /day
  2. 02Vision 20360.1 /day
  3. 03FNB Premiership0.1 /day
  4. 04World Relays0.1 /day
  5. 05World Athletics Relays0.1 /day
  6. 06Botswana Economic Transformation Programme0.1 /day
  7. 07Rectification of the Laws (Penal Code) Order0.1 /day
  8. 08Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 20260.1 /day
  9. 09World Cup0.1 /day
  10. 10Botswana Economic Transformation Plan0.1 /day

Topic mix

Share of coverage across the ten categories — 128 stories this week.

  1. 01Business35 stories
  2. 02Politics24 stories
  3. 03Sport23 stories
  4. 04Society22 stories
  5. 05Culture8 stories
  6. 06Mining & Energy5 stories
  7. 07Agriculture & Land4 stories
  8. 08World & Region4 stories
  9. 09Tourism & Environment2 stories
  10. 10Opinion1 stories
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