Let's Intensify Fight Against Crime

Botswana used to be considered one of the safest places in the world, but that reputation has slowly been dying with each passing year.

The Botswana Police Service (BPS), with its limited resources has been trying to fight crime. But their efforts seem not to be bearing much fruit, as people are still terrorised by criminals, mostly petty thieves who now use violence on their victims.

  Nowadays, social media is awash with reports of people sharing their sad encounters with these dangerous petty thieves, who prey on both male  and females on the streets or at public transport shelters.

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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