MISA election battle wraps up

Thomas Nkhoma and Tefo Pheage
Thomas Nkhoma and Tefo Pheage

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) that was postponed in September 2022 will finally take place this Saturday at Maharaja in Gaborone.

The AGM was adjourned because one of the candidates for the chairperson position was politically affiliated.

The candidate has since withdrawn from the race and the decision to put the AGM on hold gave MISA a chance to ensure that all candidates are not politically affiliated as per the MISA elections guidelines.

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