Merafhe backs govt control of media

He accused the press of bias during debate on the Media Practitioners' Bill in Parliament yesterday. Merafhe cited a Radio Botswana report yesterday morning which attributed the victory of Mochudi Centre Chiefs over Lobatse Extension Gunners in the Coca-Cola Cup to luck. He said the reporters should not have given their opinions of the match. He took a swipe at Mmegi saying the information and figures carried on its Friday edition, about Mahalapye primaries were not correct. 

He complained that newspapers give a platform to some politicians who are anti-government. Because of these, the Vice President called for government control of the press and said that he supports those people who say they do not read local newspapers.