Silent giant of media falls

Though soft spoken and humble by nature, the former editor of the Botswana Guardian newspaper, who passed away this past weekend at his home village of Kanye, was an intense debater and defender of human rights.

A proponent and advocate for media rights, Mothibi served in the MISA-Botswana Board, as vice chairperson between 2004 and 2009. He was part of the board of Trustees that helped the Press Council of Botswana draft and publish the Botswana Media Code of Ethics.