The 16 Days Of Activism Is Here

GBV still remains one of the major challenges in our country where women continue to be killed by their intimate partners/spouses or ex-lovers, and the country still continues to record a high number of rape cases. Botswana Police Service commissioner, Keabetswe Makgophe during the launch of the 60 Days of Action on Crime and Road Safety held in Tonota recently revealed that rape still remained a concern in ‘our communities’. He said they had recorded 1,700 cases of rape and 600 for defilement since January 2019.

Makgophe while on the matter raised a number of issues, one of which was the fact that some of the defilement incidents are swept under the carpet. This sadly is most of the time the decision of parents of the victims, who for whatever reason may feel that it is important to protect the culprit at the expense of the victim.