'Formulate a plan in fighting rape'

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In a last few weeks our country experienced a huge number of rape and gender based violence and has reached pandemic proportion. The horrific rape of young girl child/teenagers/old women in our country and continued violence against our children cannot be left unchecked.

As survivors/victims we bear a responsibility to protect our children and ensure their safety while in other people’s care. We acknowledge that we need the support of all stakeholders and public, in turning the tide against gender based violence in our country.

We can no longer play lip-service, yet the future of our children is stolen from them day unto day, we want to see tangible action to stop this trend.

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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