Miss Botswana auditions begin
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Thobega
Held at Riley’s Hotel Showbiz is reliably informed that only four women turned up for the auditions. This was confirmed by one of the judges, Botswana Council of Women (BCW) chairperson, Dorcus Thobega.
She said: “Although this is considered a low turn out, in areas outside the cities, we have gotten low numbers over the years because would-be queens are university students, mostly found in the cities”.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...