Gender violence thriving on women�s economic status
Friday, August 28, 2015
Taboo: Society increasingly frowns upon all form of gender abuse
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Botswana is increasingly becoming a monster that competes for resources against noble needs such as health, education and food.
It is hindering developmental prospects for women and instead breeding a cycle of economic dependence on men by women.
That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...