The media at war with the military
Friday, June 10, 2016
I do get feedback as often on the things I write about in this column. The above quotation came from a son of a Botswana Defence Force officer who lived in the privileged residential area set aside for senior officers at Sir Seretse Khama Barracks.
He posted this on my Twitter handle as he is living abroad of our borders. However, he has chosen to be anonymous for fear of being victimised by those who may not feel at peace with the information he has shared. Surely, this lad comes from an era when the media had no interaction with the military and hence he still holds the tradition of not being associated with the news media. I will respect his position.
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