The case for an official Presidential Photographer

Red- eyed: Khama in France. PIC: OP
Red- eyed: Khama in France. PIC: OP

Botswana is losing invaluable photographic history by not having an official Presidential Photographer to record and archive moments during the President’s tenure in top office, argues Mmegi Staffer THALEFANG CHARLES

On Tuesday, the Office of the President’s official Facebook page posted eight images of President Ian Khama’s state visit to France, where he toured the French Army Museum and Napoleon’s tomb this week.

The pictures were re-shared by the official government Facebook page BWGovernment, spreading them to a wider audience. By all accounts, all the pictures posted were appalling, disgraceful and unbefitting a head of state on an official visit in Europe.

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