Media fraternity calls for review of belief system
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The petition match will start from the Three Dikgosi Monument tomorrow at 1 mid day and then proceed to the Ministry of Health and Wellness where the petition will be handed over the petition to the ministry. The campaign will be held under the theme, Access to Health Is A Right; Say No To Religious Deaths.
“The country continues to lose its citizens due to some religious beliefs that deter members from accessing health assistance. Please support the local campaign by sending your members to join in as signatories to this petition. Together, we will deliver the petition to the ministry for their commitment to review some religious doctrines of some local churches,” said Botswana Media and Allied Workers Union (BOMAU) President, Phillimon Mmeso.
Sadly, the country seems not to have proper tools and the extent to which women and the girl-child are being abused is not adequately measured.Almost every week there are reports of women being attacked by their significant others and while men are attacked as well, women seem to be more on the receiving end.On May 24, 2023 news broke that a woman who was receiving support from the Botswana Gender-Based Violence Prevention Centre in Gaborone, was...