Botswana media hit by Israeli spyware
Two prominent local weeklies, Mmegi and Botswana Guardian newspapers have
been targeted by a sophisticated Israeli mercenary spyware Predator, raising fresh
concerns about media infiltration, privacy, and security ahead of Botswana’s
upcoming watershed election in October.
How smartphones are changing the future of news
The news circle is changing as mobile journalism takes center stage, says INK journalist, Ntibinyane Ntibinyane during a two-day training workshop organized for local journalists.
JOURNALISTS IN BOTSWANA WORKING IN ‘PERSISTENT CLIMATE OF FEAR’
“Outsiders have a general perception of Botswana as a free, open, and democratic country. But there has been noticeable regress in freedom of speech and expression under President Ian Khama,” INK Centre for Investigative Journalism’s Managing Partner Joel Konopo tells Pen America.
