Menopause makes grannies rape targets
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Of recent there has been a rise in rape cases involving young men raping women old enough to be their grandmothers in the country.
According to the health workers, such cases are escalating due to the belief that older women’s sexual reproductive parts are dry, therefore stay a long time without sexual activity.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....