The Voice (Botswana)
Encyclopedia
The Voice is a print and online news company operating in Botswana
. The Voice began as a newspaper
in Francistown
in 1993 as The Francistowner Extra; in 1999 it opened offices in the national capital, Gaborone
.
The Voice print edition is presently published weekly, and its website
states that The Voice is Botswana's best-selling newspaper; the website states that the paper is active in highlighting issues related to the battle against HIV
.http://www.thevoicebw.com/index.php/about-us.html
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
. The Voice began as a newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
in Francistown
Francistown
Francistown or Nyangabgwe is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 85,363, and often described as the "Capital of the North". It is located in eastern Botswana, about north-northeast from the capital, Gaborone...
in 1993 as The Francistowner Extra; in 1999 it opened offices in the national capital, Gaborone
Gaborone
' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....
.
The Voice print edition is presently published weekly, and its website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
states that The Voice is Botswana's best-selling newspaper; the website states that the paper is active in highlighting issues related to the battle against HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
.http://www.thevoicebw.com/index.php/about-us.html