Country code: 267. There are very few public phone boxes.

Roaming agreements exist with international mobile phone companies. Coverage is average.

Available in large cities and resorts.

There are post offices in all towns and the larger villages. Airmail service to Europe takes from one to three weeks.

Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0815-1245 and 1400-1600; Sat 0800-1100.

There are claims that there are government limits on ability to broadcast freely but, overall, Botswana welcomes public debate and freedom of expression, as its constitution dictates. State-run television did not appear until 2000 and radio still has more dominance as a medium. Printed media are mostly limited to major cities and towns.

• The daily newspaper is the Dikgang tsa Gompieno (Daily News), published in Setswana and English.
• Other English-language newspapers include The Botswana Gazette (website: www.gazettebw.com), The Botswana Guardian (website: www.botswanaguardian.co.bw), The Midweek Sun (website: www.midweeksun.co.bw) and Mmegi (website: www.mmegi.bw).

• Botswana TV is a state-run broadcaster.
• Gaborone Television is a privately run broadcaster.

• Radio Botswana (89.9FM) is state run and broadcasts in both English and Setswana; it also operates commercial Radio Botswana 2 (103.0FM).
• Gabz FM and Ya Rona FM (106.6FM) are both privately run.