We are not safe

Gaborone streets and homes are increasingly becoming very unsafe as criminals continue to wreak havoc attacking unsuspecting people making away with their valuables.

Worse, even the presumably safest places like churches and hospitals amongst others are not safe anymore as criminals are not even ashamed to rob the places of worship, pastors, the sick, medical doctors and people living with disabilities.

Depending on the proceeds of crime has seemingly weakened the minds of criminals to the extent that they have become preoccupied with dispossessing people of their hard-earned valuables than looking for jobs out there. They pursue their missions with such vigour and violence to the extent that they don’t seem to care about the well-being of those they rob and sometimes leaving them with serious bodily harm.


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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