Youth Television Channel Launched
Monday, March 05, 2018
The channel is broadcast throughout Botswana on the Digital Terrestrial Platform that requires an ISDB-T Set-top-box. The channel is now available on satellite free-to-air (no subscription fees) via dvb-S2 MPEG-4.
The youth channel’s broadcast time will be limited to four hours a day. It will play 100% local content. Officially launching the channel youth minister, Thapelo Olopeng said the project started with a limited budget of P10 million.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....