Re-Writing Rape (V) - Changing Our Attitudes On Sexual Violence And Rape

The reason it has been important to address “rape” and other sexual violences (although albeit to a limited extent) as extensively as we have, is honestly that as time goes along, it becomes more prevalent, and yet there is such minimal public and policy discourse on it, as a national issue.

And I genuinely believe it is a national problem, which has become a crisis, that affects all of us, from our various classes, races, ages, tribes, and economic backgrounds. Nobody is safe from it, because of what it is.

So I am going to offer five points that we could perhaps use in combatting this pandemic. The five are nowhere near exhaustive. They are the ones I believe can summarise many of the others. These are some of the things we can do, in our own spaces of influence.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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