Mmapula

Online Content Creator,Writer @ Sunday Standard/The Telegraph newspaper. Former Morning Show Producer, News Reporter/Reader & Traffic Reporter @ GabzFM.

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@2 2/2 In our webinars we dont look at problems only; we examine possible solutions. Join @Henri_Count
@ZwelethuDlamin4 Melisa Msweli & Jabu Matsebula in discussions
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1/2 Our report on threats facing the media says the Eswatini Communications Commission should have a transparent advertising policy to ensure the equitable distribution of gvmt adverts across all media houses. Join us @2.30pm CAT today as we discuss the situation in Eswatini.

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1/2 Join us & @PascalinahK @BillyNtaote @MajirataL @SelloaneNyakane today @2.30pm CAT as we discuss the multi-faceted threats facing the media in #Lesotho as well as potential areas for advocacy. From killings & shootings, unfriendly laws & sustainability - the threats are wide.

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Big Tech is taking the bulk of ad revenue while journalism suffers. Declining revenues are contributing to job loses while leaving newsrooms vulnerable to influence & capture. Join us on Zoom https://t.co/XQdxnuchFG?… @2.30pm today as we discuss threats facing the SA media.

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Join @IntelwatchNews @estaciosvaloi @anhantumbomoz @tomqueface & Noémia Dimene today @ 2.30pm CAT as we discuss threats affecting the Mozambican media using the link; https://t.co/CxslsJxg6k Our research; https://t.co/B9EgiWlY41 found that journalists in #Moza face many threats

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Join @IntelwatchNews on Zoom today @1430hrs as we discuss threats facing threats facing the media in Botswana. The media is under pressure from multiple fronts simultaneously. Join us using the link: https://t.co/S3HCavGyXt
@rorisangmogojwe @MmapulaMolapong @Gabz_FM @TheVoiceBW

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2/2 Co-author of "A Democracy at the Crossroads", chair of the Botswana Editors Forum Jeannie Olesitse, journalist @kaboramasia and Tachilisa Badala Balule, an Associate Professor of Law @ the University of Botswana will be panelists. @BOCONGO2 @rorisangmogojwe @spencermogapi

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1/2 In Botswana, you don't get killed for your stories, you get silenced through the pocket and the processor," said an editor quoted in @IntelwatchNews report. Join us on Zoom https://t.co/S3HCavGyXt tomorrow @ 2.30pm CAT as we discus threats affecting the media in Botswana.

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2/2 The acting chair of the Botswana Editors Forum Jeannie Olesitse, season journalist @kaboramasia and Tachilisa Badala Balule, an Associate Professor of Law @ the University of Botswana will be panelists. The report reveals the media is under pressure from multiple fronts.

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1/2 Join @IntelwatchNews, co-arthur of “A Democracy at the Crossroads” @MmapulaMolapong and high-powered panelists on Zoom @1430hrs on Thursday 23 April 2026, to discuss threats affecting the media in Botswana. Here is the link: https://t.co/S3HCavGyXt

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2/2 “A Democracy at the Crossroads” reveals that Botswana’s media is not collapsing, but is under pressure from multiple fronts. Reform is urgent. Read more: https://t.co/SXNmyzJmc9… @BOCONGO2 @MmegiOnline @SunStd_bw @BotswanaMisa @gijnAfrica @MISARegional @CPJAfrica

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1/2 @IntelwatchNews' report by @MmapulaMolapong maps the state of media freedom in Botswana. It paints a sobering picture of a system under growing strain @yaronafm @LaoneRasaka @ThusoKMotshegwe @Gabzfmnews @rorisangmogojwe @TheVoiceBW @kaboramasia @_FreeExpression @BOCONGO2

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2/2 The report, is not just about journalists. It is about Botswana’s future as a functioning democracy because when media freedom is squeezed, citizens’ right to information is also undermined. @@LaoneRasaka @WeekendPostP @yaronafm @BotswanaMisa @MmegiOnline @SunStd_bw

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1/2 @Intelwatchnews report, "A Democracy at the Crossroads” argues that Botswana risks slipping from a “relatively open” media environment to a more constrained one unless key reforms are implemented.
@Gabz_FM @rorisangmogojwe @TheVoiceBW @BOCONGO2 @@ThusoKMotshegwe @@kaboramasia

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Botswana is seen as a stable democracy—but what’s happening behind the scenes in its media sector? Our report written by @MmapulaMolapong reveals growing threats to press freedom.
Read more: https://t.co/i6geS9J8yx @BOCONGO2 @MmegiOnline @SunStd_bw @kaboramasia @_FreeExpression

[Mmapula @MmapulaMolapong]

@IntelwatchNews Thank you

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@IntelwatchNews is hosting a X space on the media environment in Mozambique on Thursday @ 14:30pm following a research titled #Suffocate&Silence by @estaciovaloi & @MatsinheDM which maps how the gvt systematically silences media through abductions & killings amongst other threats

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[Spencer Mogapi @spencermogapi]

One would have hoped that by now the minister of state responsible for energy would have addressed the nation about electricity shortages. In fact given the seriousness of the matter even a state president could have done the same.

[Mmapula @MmapulaMolapong]

No honeymoon Mr President!!!

Wrote an opinion piece for @IntelwatchNews and published on @SunStd_bw

https://t.co/gDqEBo1joY

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