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Public backlash as Tlotso's family grieves

They then walked out of the kgotla in protest PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
They then walked out of the kgotla in protest PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

LOBATSE: When death visits, it is grief that sets in, however, mourning is never the same for everyone.

Some Lobatse residents, members of the public, and others across social media platforms were recently disgruntled at the way Tlotso Karema’s mother has been mourning the loss of her son.

On Friday, members of the public gathered at Peleng kgotla in high numbers when the Directorate of Intelligence and Security’s Director-General, Peter Magosi and Deputy Police Commissioner, Solomon Mantswe gave an update on Tlotso’s murder case.

Editor's Comment
Let’s fight GBV as a collective

Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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