MISA Botswana Recognises Journalists Despite Its Financial Constraints

Award winners: Mmegi stuff holding the Newspaper Design of the Year Award.
Award winners: Mmegi stuff holding the Newspaper Design of the Year Award.

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Chairperson Modise Maphanyane says it is time to challenge the relationship MISA Botswana and its stakeholders, which is the media industry for the sustainability the organisation.

Speaking at the organisation’s annual national media awards on Friday, Maphanyane said it has not been easy for the organisation to sustain itself over the years, as it had to compete with other initiatives especially those from government, for a stake from the corporate world.   Maphanyane added that this year’s awards came at a time when the organisation was constrained by financial resources. He said it had not been easy raising funds.

“MISA Botswana relies heavily on international bodies for its survival as it deals with issues that put it, many a times, on an easy path with powers that be and cannot look to government for its sustainability hence the call for the media industry to assist,” he said.

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