OP grills journalists over new party?

 Mmegi is reliably informed that Thuso Letlhoma, Ketirele Matlhape and Sakaeyo Jani were summoned to the seat of power to explain 'a few things' and why they should not face disciplinary action for airing the live interview.

The interview was followed by a phone-in programme in which callers were asked what their feelings were about the new party and whether multiplication of parties in Botswana was going to benefit the country in any way. The splinter party from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) party was formed recently after some members felt the BDP, under President Ian Khama, is no longer the party they have known for decades.   It is understood that all state media organs - RB1, RB2, Botswana Television (Btv) and Daily News - have been instructed not to publish or air anything about the new party.