Doing Something About GBV!

For years we have talked about the issue of gender-based violence (GBV) without necessarily taking any action.

Every time GBV goes to the extreme and something tragic happens, we would all raise our voices and send our condolences to the victim’s family, and briefly forget until the next tragedy. It is only now that many people are beginning to wake up to the fact that for us to get desirable results, we are going to have to work hard. Of late, a number of legislators have been speaking against GBV, which is a step in the right direction. 

A number of campaigns aimed at ending GBV are coming up. Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA) has called on community leaders to become stakeholders in the fight against GBV, and end violence in schools.

Editor's Comment
Justice delayed is development denied

The P300 million internal roads tender is a case study. A bidder’s complaint revealed alleged irregularities. A tribunal ordered a re-evaluation.The council and the initial winner appealed to the High Court. Now, the Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, frustrated by the delay, writes to the council suggesting the tender be cancelled, and an alternative procurement model be explored, while the matter is still before the courts....

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