Violence Against Women Remains A Concern

Monday, July 09, 2018

Violence against women has been a problem all too often ignored, covered up and swept under the rug despite efforts made in the past to bring the issue to public attention. Addressing violence against women remains a burden and an unfinished agenda, The Monitor Staff Writer Pini Bothoko observes

The recent killing of a 24-year-old woman of Sesung village, her body found naked in the bush at Unit 2 location in Jwaneng mining town, has left an indelible impression that we indeed live in a patriarchal society.

A passerby, who was walking along the streets on Unit 2 location, discovered the woman’s body early in the morning of the last leg of the popular annual 1000km Desert Race Competition that was held in Jwaneng.

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