The BNF has more than the BDP and BCP to worry about
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Both government electronic and print as well as the private press is inundated with congress/conferences news. The absence of news coverage for the main opposition BNF is conspicuously noticeable to many consumers. It is increasingly becoming suspect that a plot may have been hatched to gag and decampaign the leftist orientated politics of the BNF for one reason or the other. As to whether BNF cadres are aware of this clandestine act that is aimed at relegating the mass movement to the lower ranks is not clear.
The near catastrophe is not helped by negative and irrelevant reporting starting from the Kopano House Project to Mogalakwe's vitriolic sorjoun to single handedly finish the BNF. Given the conference fever that gripped the political landscape the past week, it was tacitly clear that exposing the dark side of the movement amid constructive events at the conference pointed to an ulterior motive bent on putting the party on the back pedal.
This call is both timely and crucial, as it reflects a growing need for unity and collaboration amongst media bodies to address pressing issues facing the nation.The theme of this year’s Press Freedom Day, “A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis,” resonates deeply with Batswana, particularly in light of the ongoing human and wildlife conflict. Botswana’s rich wildlife population is not only a national...