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Botswana AMDI research report | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Author: Sechele T. Sechele
Recent media expansion in Botswana can be attributed to the booming mineral-led economy and political stability. The Botswana Democratic Party has ruled the country for 40 years. There has been a proliferation of newspapers recently and the airwaves have been partially liberalised by the Botswanan government. This has led to two new commercial radio stations being established. The sector has also witnessed an improvement in the quality of content and reporting. This is largely attributed to the opening of the first and only journalism school in the country: the Department of Media Studies at the University of Botswana. Specific challenges in the development of the media in Botswana remain, however. Examples cited in the report include: a need for more legal and regulatory reform to further reduce state domination of the sector, and greater financial support for locally-based and independent media organisations. Case study: the 'Makgabaneng' radio drama Botswana has the second highest rate of HIV and AIDS infection in the world. Fighting the epidemic has diverted resources desperately needed to fight unemployment, poverty and other social ills. 'Makgabaneng' is an entertainment-education radio drama series designed to support the nation’s HIV prevention and mitigation objectives by raising relevant HIV-related issues. The research team Contact for this report Sechele T. Sechele Contact for the African Media Research project About PDF documents Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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