Botswana Editors Forum

16/04/2025

THE MEDIA FRATERNITY MOURNS

MMEGI MOURNS: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague Lebogang ‘Tso’ Mosikare.

Mosikare was a correspondent for Dikgang Publishing Company (DPC) publications -Mmegi and The Monitor based in Francistown.
Details about his funeral arrangements will be communicated once availed by his family.
May Tso’s soul rest in peace.

03/04/2025

Join us as we celebrate the life and legacy of our fallen brother Koobonye Ramokopelwa

02/04/2025

𝑩𝒐𝒕𝒔𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑬𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑫𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒐𝒌𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒍𝒐-𝑴𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊

GABORONE – The Botswana Editors Forum (BEF) this past weekend hosted a farewell dinner in honor of former member of Emang Bokhutlo-Mutapati, who recently assumed the role of Press Secretary to the President.

Bokhutlo-Mutapati, a seasoned media professional, previously served as Editor-in-Chief of The Voice Newspaper before taking up the leadership role at BEF. Her tenure was marked by efforts to strengthen media professionalism and advocacy in Botswana.

The event, attended by media professionals and industry stakeholders, was made possible through sponsorships from Alexander Forbes, BOMAID, CEDA, SMC, Botswana Alcohol Association, O3, Choppies Botswana, Zone Two Printers, The Voice Newspaper, and Fifi Africa.

BEF expressed gratitude to its sponsors and wished Bokhutlo-Mutapati success in her new role.

26/03/2025

THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PIRACY

02/12/2024

𝐁𝐄𝐅 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐎 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐇𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐀

This morning, the Editors Forum convened for an exclusive meet-and-greet with the Minister for State President at the Office of the President. The Minister emphasized the government’s commitment to fostering stronger relationships with the private media, underscoring the role of journalism in promoting transparency and accountability. Forum members reciprocated with constructive dialogue, addressing challenges faced by the media and proposing collaborative strategies to enhance public engagement. The meeting concluded on a high note, setting a progressive tone for future interactions on media reforms.

15/11/2024

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐒 𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐎𝐊𝐇𝐔𝐓𝐋𝐎-𝐌𝐔𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈 𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 👏👏👏

13/11/2024

𝐁𝐄𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 Duma Gideon Boko

29/10/2024

𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐌 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐂𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

24/06/2024

PROFESSOR BALULE

24/06/2024

𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐎𝐅 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓

Pre-Elections Summit to strengthen Freedom of Expression and Access to information for electoral integrity!

Experts are discussing media independence and fair elections.

22/06/2024

COUNT DOWN HAS BEGUN💃🏿💃🏿

21/06/2024

𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐎𝐅 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓

Join us at the Pre-Elections Summit to strengthen Freedom of Expression and Access to information for electoral integrity!

Experts will discuss media independence and fair elections.

DATE: June 24-25
Venue: PROTEA HOTEL/MASA

Sign up NOW to join: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeReDnLYy3Fdw4En3xaq__H-pGQO1qmeCs0Tk1fqehO7pz2 YA/viewform?usp=pp_url]

03/05/2024

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓!!!

𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐌 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

08/03/2024

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 💃🏿🎊🍾

21/02/2024

𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐎𝐊𝐇𝐔𝐓𝐋𝐎-𝐌𝐔𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐓𝐀𝐄𝐅 𝐒𝐆

•𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧

It is with joy that we announce that our chairperson Emang Bokhutlo-Mutapati has been elected as Secretary General of The African Editors Forum (TAEF) for a two year term.

Congratulations to our Chairperson!!