Put A Stop To GBV! :: Mmegi Online

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a topical issue, and over the past few months, the civil society and other stakeholders have raised their voices to put pressure on government to come up with more effective strategies in the fight (against GBV).

Just recently, the Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Anna Mokgethi came under fire after she asked Parliament to defer a motion on GBV brought by Member of Parliament for Mahalapye East, Yandani Boko as urgent.

Boko wanted the house to deliberate on setting up a Presidential Commission of Inquiry on issues of GBV in Botswana. While Mokgethi was requesting for a week to “allow all the ministry [stakeholders] involved to collaborate and prepare for the motion”, her suggestion angered the public so much that she was on the receiving end of protests for quite some time.

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