Stop rape, respect women- Police

Hotspot: Serowe and Palapye areas have been a ‘ticking time bomb’ of rapists
Hotspot: Serowe and Palapye areas have been a ‘ticking time bomb’ of rapists

The country is faced with a big social problem of rape as men continue to violate women. Men, being the most perpetrators of rape, have been challenged to change their mindset on how they view women in order to end the escalating rape cases.

For a while now, Serowe and Palapye areas have been a ‘ticking time bomb’ of rapists with the police recording two to three rape cases every weekend. Women live in fear of rapists who even attack and rape them in the comfort of their homes.

In the past, Mmegi carried a number of articles in which women were attacked and raped whilst in their sleep, while walking alone, a clear indication that women no longer have the right to live their lives freely.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

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....

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