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Botswana: Govt Amends 'Draconian' Bill Which Threatened Media Freedom
Botswana Editors' Forum, 5 February 2022
The coalition of Southern African journalism organisations in Gaborone this week, led by the Botswana Editors' Forum (BEF), to investigate the country's controversial new Criminal… Read more »
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Botswana: Government Waters Down Phone Tapping Bill After Public Outcry
VOA, 4 February 2022
Following public outrage, Botswana's government has revised a controversial spy bill which would have allowed investigators to intercept private communications without a court… Read more »
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Botswana: Press Freedom Under Threat in Botswana
CAJ News, 1 February 2022
THE media fraternity is concerned at plans by Botswana to enact legislation enabling police and other investigators to intercept journalists' communications. Read more »
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Botswana: CPJ Calls On Authorities in Botswana to Reject Bill On Warrantless Surveillance
CPJ, 31 January 2022
Botswana authorities should retract or reform a bill that could help police and other investigators intercept journalists' communications without oversight, the Committee to… Read more »
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Botswana: Regional Media Body Shocked At Criminal Procedure and Evidence Bill Before Parliament
SANEF, 30 January 2022
Statement from the Southern African Editors' Forum:: Read more »
Botswana Govt Backs Down On Phone-Tapping Bill After Media Outcry
The government of Botswana has amended a proposed surveillance law which triggered widespread protests from domestic and regional media organisations. The amendments reinstate judicial oversight over surveillance, interceptions and seizures and criminalise abuse of the government's surveillance powers. News of the amendments came after a coalition of organisations representing journalists across Southern Africa met in the capital, Gaborone, at the invitation of the Botswana Editors' Forum. The journalists said the law would have threatened the work of journalists and freedom of expression.
