Newsrooms urged to tackle gender harassment head-on

Tuesday, July 08, 2025 | 450 Views |

Mmegi team at the training.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Gender harassment in newsrooms remains a persistent and deeply entrenched issue, one that threatens not only the safety and dignity of journalists, especially women, but also the integrity of journalism profession.

The remarks were made by Professor Admire Mare of Denhe Reruzivo Consultancy Hub at during a two-day media training workshop on Cyber Security and Gender harassment recently.

The workshop was hosted by Intel Watch at Mmegi and The Monitor offices in Gaborone last week.

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