panelists were Dr Jeff Ramsay, of Botswana Government Communications,
Dr Letshwiti Tutwane of the University
of Botswana, Mpho Pusoetsile of Limkokwing University and Mpho Dibeela
of the Botswana Guardian Newspapers
and Editors Forum discussed the topic
“Media freedom has the power to transform Societies”.

his neck. Mpaetona managed to get his
head out of the strap and ran down the
stairs. The accused, Joseph Gaie threw
the camera down hard on the ground
floor where it broke into pieces.

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Date: September 24, 2012
Person/ institution: Kabo Mpaetona,
Mmegi Newspaper
Violation/ issue: Beaten
On Monday the 17th of September
2012, around 1000 in the morning
Mmegi Newspaper photographer Kabo
Mpaetona was attacked by armed robbery suspects who were appearing before the Village Magistrate Court in Gaborone. Mpaetona and a colleague were
on duty covering the case of the suspected armed robbers Joseph Gaie and
Alfred Efedile when trouble started. The
suspects allegedly started the onslaught
on the journos by hurling insults at the
media men for taking pictures of them
before one of the suspects grabbed
Mpaetona’s camera and pulled him towards them by the camera strap around




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