A freedom of information bill has been tabled in Botswana and sponsors hope it will be debated in Parliament soon, according to a Botswana Gazette report.
Member of Parliament for Gaborone Central Dumelang Saleshando, the president of the minority Botswana Congress Party, introduced the measure in December. But Saleshando said the bill will be debated only when parliament resumes is 2012 because of a required waiting period.
The tabled bill underwent a review by a taskforce that included Media Institute of Southern Africa, (MISA Botswana) chairperson Modise Maphanyane, Osego Garebamono of Law Society of Botswana, University of Botswana academics and media practitioners last month.
In April, supporters had hoped to have a bill considered in July. (See previous FreedomInfo.org report.)
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