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. $OHUW 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 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\"