A reflection on crime fight as BPS commemorates 139 years
Friday, August 04, 2023 | 630 Views |
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The service has made great strides in delivering its mandate even though some areas remain a challenge.
As a cause for concern, the police have over the years been struggling to curb gender based violence (GBV) cases as murder, rape and defilement continue to spiral out of control with women and girls who are usually victims continuing to live in fear of criminals. Botswana has long been facing GBV crisis and the social ill does not seem to be ending as men continue to violate women and girls thus keeping the police busy. Rape Police have been sensetising both men and women about rape issues, but their efforts continue to fall on deaf ears as women and girls live in deepest fear of rapists who continue to violate them as they please.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...