Posted to the web 7 August 2008 Bame Piet Specially elected MP Botsalo Ntuane has described the Mass Media Practitioners' Bill as a threat to Botswana's democracy and international image. The Bill was presented to Parliament by the Minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi. The Bill gives the minister powers to dictate the operations of the private press and this has not gone down well with the media and some MPs. In a lengthy contribution yesterday, Ntuane said that the Bill threatens the fundamental elements of democracy like the freedom of expression, under which the liberal democratic society of Botswana was founded. He cautioned that the proposed law will be a reversal of what Botswana has achieved since independence. "This law is a departure from our democratic principles on which...
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