No 'sex workers' in Botswana law books

Friday, February 22, 2008

Although commercial sex workers have come to be associated with the tourism industry in some countries, this does not seem to be the case in Botswana.

Prostitution is illegal in Botswana. This week, the Minister of Justice, Defence and Security, Phandu Skelemani told Parliament that "we do not have the word sex worker in any of our statutes". Skelemani was responding to a question from the MP for Mahalapye East, Botlhogile Tshireletso who wanted him to state the number of reported sex workers in the country.

"But I assume the honourable member refers to what is commonly referred to as prostitutes.

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