Femicide suicide is the harshest and most unthinkable form of gender based violence. Popularly referred to as ‘passion killings’ in Botswana, femicide suicide is when the male kills his female partner in an intimate relationship and commits suicide thereafter. Men at times kill murder their female partners in the heat of passion when they catch them red – handed with another man. This article seeks to unearth some of the reasons why women cheat on their male partners. I condemn femicide suicide in the strongest terms possible, therefore digging out reasons why women possibly have secret affairs should not be heard or seen to be justifying passion killings.
Bringing to light some of whys and wherefores of why women have hole and corner relationships whilst dating or married is an attempt to somewhat prevent femicide suicide. When husbands are perpetually absent in the home, busy with work and rarely create time for their relationship or kids, some women cheat because of the lack of affection, love and conversation in such a relationship. From the lens of most women, quality time with their husbands and attention from them constitutes love to some extent.
