Community Leaders Implored To Join GBV War

Some ills BALA cited are the soaring gender-based violence (GBV) cases, and the student-on-teacher and student-on-student violent acts the country has been registering in high numbers.

“This calls for us to mobilise our communities to re-work the values that have made Botswana a beacon and model of good moral values. The rate at which lives are lost due to ‘passion killings’ does not reflect well on us as a nation,” BALA president, Jeffrey Sibisibi said at a retreat recently.