Khama's Gesture Ushers In New Era

The private media could not do (and cannot do) the same because of limited financial resources, more especially when the President undertakes foreign trips.

We have always thought that President Khama would call press conferences where all media practitioners would have the same opportunity to ask him questions on matters of national importance. This had not been happening and we had almost given up on him. It had become a norm with the former presidents to call the media to brief them on issues pertinent to the lives of Batswana, knowing very well that the media would disseminate the information to the entire population.