Batswana�s worst enemy is state media � panelist

Friday, October 09, 2015

Whilst politicians and other civil rights activists see the Directorate on Intelligence and Security Service (DISS) as their worst enemy, the chairman of Editors Forum, Spencer Mogapi, was adamant Batswana’s biggest enemy was the state media.

During a panel discussion organised by the University of Botswana (UB) Democracy Research Project on Wednesday, Mogapi said the state media gave Batswana a one-sided story, something he argued was worse than spy agents.

The theme of the debate was ‘The state of democracy and the level of economic development in Botswana: Progress or regression?’

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Batswana�s worst enemy is state media � panelist

Whilst politicians and other civil rights activists see the Directorate on Intelligence and Security Service (DISS) as their worst enemy, the chairman of Editors Forum, Spencer Mogapi, was adamant Batswana’s biggest enemy was the state media.

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