Masisi looks to church amid rising social ills
Monday, October 03, 2022 | 870 Views |

Masisi and First Lady Neo Masisi at Anglican Diocese PIC: BW GORVERNMENT
In light of the continued rot in society, the President in his speech called on the church to look beyond jubilation of the moment and play a role. “Let us engage in the enterprise of caring more for others, helping the needy and the overburdened in our midst.
For a nation that is confronted and beset on every side with so many social ills, we need to look beyond the jubilation of the moment, to also consider resetting and reconfiguring all efforts aimed much broader than the noble objective of growing the church,” he said.
It is also hurting that whilst we all know that the Botswana Police Service (BPS) is charged functionally with the duties to investigate all forms of crime, some locals have resorted to taking the law into their own hands. It is very wrong to do that. There is also a possibility that one may wrongfully take the life of a person in the process, unless it is a justifiable case of self-defence. Recently, in the city of Francistown, some locals found...