Botswana’s media has joined other civil society organizations in their looming court case to overturn the Media Practitioners Act. Represented by attorney Dick Bayford and advocate Steven Budlender from South Africa, the 32 applicants that include churches, trade unions and prominent individuals are arguing that the media act is in conflict with the constitution of Botswana.
The Press Council of Botswana (PCB), a self-regulatory mechanism initiated by the media itself, appears as the first applicant followed by various media houses and other civil society organizations.
The efforts of the litigants were boosted by the decline of the Law Society of Botswana to participate in the implementation of the act. According to the act the Law Society is expected to hold chairperson of the appeals committee.
The legal act is supported by the Southern African Litigation Centre, which has been instrumental in the initial preparations and identification of the advocate as well as facilitating the link between him and the local attorney.
Source African Press Agency
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