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MISA Botswana to celebrate World Press Freedom Day

MISA Botswana Board chair- Thomas Nkhoma
MISA Botswana Board chair- Thomas Nkhoma

Today, marks the World Press Freedom Day, the only day on the calendar set aside for media workers.

The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 as the World Press Freedom Day as a strategy to observe and raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and reminds governments to give the press the freedom it very much deserves to do the its job well.

Tshireletso Stoffel who is the vice chairperson for MISA Botswana revealed that the organisation is more than ready to celebrate the World Press Freedom Day here on home soil.

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