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Stop the killing – Boko warns BDF over GBV scourge

President Boko. PIC BWGOVERNMENT
President Boko. PIC BWGOVERNMENT

In a hard-hitting warning to the nation’s military, President Duma Boko has slammed rising cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and murder, suicides and other social ills, especially those involving members of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF), calling them a "direct threat to national security".

The President made the remarks at the official opening of the 20th BDF Strategic Conference that was held at Sir Seretse Khama Barracks yesterday.

Since the beginning of 2022, the BDF has been hit by recurring incidents of homicide and suicide with some members killing their spouses or girlfriends, something that has even affected the institution’s image and reputation.

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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