House to debate Media Bill soon
Thursday, July 03, 2008
The Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, recently published the Media Practitioners Bill in the Government Gazette.
The Bill, which has been on the drawingboard for a number of years, seeks to establish a Press Council whose members will be media practitioners, media institutions and other individuals and bodies engaged in the media industry.
The Francistown Umbrella Informal Sector chairperson, David Mbulawa, has highlighted this growing concern, revealing that many local traders are using their licences to facilitate the entry of foreign goods into the market at a fee.Fronting undermines the very fabric of our local economy. It allows foreign traders to exploit the system designed to benefit Batswana, using local licences to cross borders and sell goods at prices intended for local...