Addressing the causes of gender-based violence

Unacceptable: The nation is pushing back against GBV
Unacceptable: The nation is pushing back against GBV

There have been a lot of conversations about gender-based violence (GBV) in the past few months.

We have also seen the humongous rise of gender violence cases despite efforts made by different stakeholders to curb it. There are reports of killings and rapes almost every week.

Violence hurts and it destroys. It takes innocent lives, it leaves victims with physical and emotional scars and everyone knows that.

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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