Threat of terrorism to Botswana is real and getting closer
Friday, November 06, 2020
Close to home: Mozambique is battling Islamic terrorists PIC: WWW.CHRONICLE.CO.ZA
As risk consultants we realise that every risk management system has flaws and when it is in place it does not guarantee that identified risks will not occur and if they do, will have the level of impact that was assessed.
Unfortunately, some risks are impossible to predict, and a few are extremely difficult to foresee. Perhaps an example of the latter is a terrorist attack. We know that various terrorist groups exist, but due to the covert nature of their operations, we know little if anything about their intentions, capability, their targets and when they will strike.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...