Security agents harass Mmegi

The country’s security apparatus this week demonstrated their disdain for press freedom when they descended on Mmegi and confiscated a cellular phone belonging to political reporter, Tsaone Basimanebotlhe.

Basimanebotlhe was indisposed and home at Lenganeng Block 4 ward in Tlokweng when four detectives from Broadhurst Police Station and Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) ambushed her with a warrant of entry, search and seizure issued by Magistrate Thandi Baleseng on July 19, 2019.

The applicant in this matter is the Botswana Police Service (BPS). The order was issued against Basimanebotlhe.

Editor's Comment
Ruling party should tread carefully on cadre deployment

But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...

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