GCC bans Saleshando adverts
Friday, April 25, 2014

GCC does not want posters of this nature around town
However, the case failed to proceed yesterday as the party lawyers and leadership were met with closed doors at the Gaborone High Court.
On Tuesday, the GCC lawyer Sono Seisa wrote to the BCP about the display of illegal advertisements on the street poles along Kgalemang T Motsete road and traffic intersections.
While every citizen, including the Head of State, has the right to voice opinions, the tone and context of the President’s comments were regrettably dismissive and risk chilling free expression in our country. The remarks are not isolated. They form part of a disturbing pattern of public attacks on independent institutions pillars essential to the healthy functioning of our democracy. The Judiciary, the Legislature, and now the media have all...