Portrait of the sex trade
Friday, February 22, 2019
'Lady of the Night' in action PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
So who are these people? Where are they? Why are they in the sex trade? What do they need? Who are the johns? How do they do it? How much are their services? How has HIV affected them?
The Ministry of Health and Wellness in collaboration with USAID, PEPFAR, ACHAP, LINKAGES and FHI360 recently revealed the results of one of their most in-depth studies answering these difficult questions.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...