The sins of our fathers

The oldest book on earth states: "It is not good for a man to be alone." It prescribes that  "a man shall leave his father's house and cling to his wife all the days of his life". This wisdom is known by a few in our societies today, albeit going against this 'old fashioned' way of doing things has left many catastrophes in our communities.

According to figures provided by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), though not updated for a while, there are 159 520 married women in Botswana, compared to a total of 546 185, the national total for women. This information suggests that the trend is not marriage, and means more than 65 percent of women are single in Botswana.