Should we always be watching our backs?
Monday, July 24, 2023 | 270 Views |
The DIS confiscated Gabathuse's phones and also stormed Senior Reporter Innocent Selatlhwa’s house, arrested him, and confiscated his laptop, iPad, and phone.
While the leadership of the DIS met with MISA Botswana and Botswana Editors Forum (BEF) and expressed regret at how the two were arrested, some questions still beg to be answered. We are not in any way trying to suggest that journalists are above the law, but our rights just like any citizen or resident in Botswana should be respected.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...