Who watches the watchdog?

Friday, July 11, 2025 | 480 Views |

We have noted concerns contained in an official document leaked to Mmegi about a recent report duly made to the oversight institution, the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), implicating some of our dear colleagues in the journalism fraternity in alleged acts of ‘bribery’ and ‘maladministration’.

For a fact, in a democratic society such as Botswana, the media plays a crucial role of being watchdog, holding the powerful to account and exposing all possible wrongdoing for the benefit of the public.

There has been a nagging question about who watches the watchdog after all? Perhaps, the investigations into alleged wrongful acts implicating those supposed to be playing the watchdog role will shed more light into what has happened such that the newshounds are caught on the other side of the table.

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