The Voice (Botswana)
| Format | Tabloid |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | The Francistowner (Pty) Ltd. |
| Founder(s) | Beata Kasale Don Laurence Moore |
| Publisher | The Francistowner (Pty) Ltd. |
| Editor-in-chief | Emang Bokhutlo |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Language | English and Setswana |
| Website | thevoicebw |
The Voice is a print and online newspaper based in Botswana founded by Beata Kasale and Don Laurence Moore. The Voice was founded in Francistown in 1993 as The Francistowner Extra; in 1999 it opened offices in the national capital, Gaborone. It has adopted a tabloid format which means shorter stories, bigger pictures and bolder headlines. The overall newspaper style encouraged journalist to develop a creative writing identity. Readership is at 30,000 copies per edition containing mostly human interest stories.