Women should take care of themselves

Last week we reported the shocking statistics of women falling victims of rape at night. In Mogoditshane alone, the police recorded at least five cases in a space of four hours, and the cases involved individuals walking home from entertainment centres after imbibing alcohol.

Some of them take this risk of walking home alone even when they are too drunk to remember their names. Young women are a common sight at entertainment centres where they are either in company of the male counterparts or as part of a group. It is at these places where they meet strangers who buy them alcohol expecting sexual favours in return.

It is also common these days to see a dead drunk young woman at night behaving in such a manner that her parents would die of heart attack if they were to see her in that state. Some of them drink until the following day riding with strangers in vehicles whose owners they do not know.

Editor's Comment
Prosecutors deserve better

These legal professionals, who are entrusted with upholding the rule of law, face numerous challenges that compromise their ability to effectively carry out their duties.Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story on the lamentations of the officers of court.The prosecutors have raised a number of concerns, calling for urgent attention from all relevant stakeholders, including the President, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Their...

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