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Stop with the killings!

Even with capital punishment in place as a deterrent, Botswana continues to experience murders.

While in many of the cases the suspects are brought before the courts of law, many others walk free. Even those who are brought to court still enjoy freedom because of bail and in most cases continue to commit further crimes.

As the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Constitutional Review continues to engage Batswana and stakeholders, we would like to highlight the urgent need for reforms in the law.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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