'Men stop it, women are not sex objects'
Monday, January 16, 2023 | 700 Views |
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Stop rape
Botswana Police Service (BPS) recorded 155 rape cases during the festive season For years rapists have been causing havoc something that has resulted in Botswana being ranked top among countries with the highest number of rape cases.
Reacting to the just released festive season rape statistics, Women Against Rape coordinator, Peggy Ramaphane, said much more needs to be done in ending Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Botswana as women and girls continue to suffer violation at the hands of their male counterparts.
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...