Pelonomi Venson Moitoi

Censorship, the unexpected side-effect of Covid-19

If the coronavirus outbreak has taught us anything beyond the necessity of washing our hands, it is that its victim has been leadership

Joel Konopo

7 min read

A Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) supporter holds up a poster during an election campaign rally in Mokgweetsi Masisi’s, President of Botswana and leader of the BDP, home village in Moshupa. (Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP)

AFRICAN MEDIA

29 JAN 2020

Botswana’s media is in crisis

COMMENT We live in a divided political environment and amid radical economic disparities. But there is one thing on which virtually everyone in Botswana agrees: most of the news…

Joel Konopo

5 min read

President Mokgweetsi Masisi (pictured) is squaring off against an ex-foreign minister, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, who is backed by Masisi’s predecessor and rival, Ian Khama. (Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP)

AGENCY

5 APR 2019

Botswana’s governing party braces for high-stakes congress

For the first time in the history of one of Africa’s most stable democracies, the ruling BDP will see a genuine fight for the top job

Agency

3 min read