Media 'ombudsman' defends his post

Former Metropolitan Insurance boss Nathan Kgabi says his appointment to chair the Media Complaints Committee was not influenced by his membership of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).

A row has erupted between Sunday Standard deputy editor Spencer Mogapi and Kgabi. Mogapi contends that Kgabi is not competent to sit on the committee because he is a BDP activist.

Mogapi says that Kgabi's presence on the committee does not inspire confidence. He says that journalists cannot be expected to recognise the committee as a professional body when a well-known BDP activist like Kgabi chairs it.

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