Gang rapists terrorise Ngami students
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Authorities said the February 1 incident involved a 15-year-old boarding student, who was attacked in her hostel. On the same day, the quartet attempted to rape another 15-year-old female student at the school, which mostly admit students from poor, remote area settlements. Following the horror, female students at the school hostels are living in fear.
Concerned Parents and Teachers Association chair, Onkarabile Makgana told Mmegi yesterday that they are worried about the students’ safety as there was another rape at the school last year. The perpetrator in that incident is still at large.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...