Protecting our populations from COVID-19 should not mean abandoning women to domestic violence leaving our children to sexual abusers

Protecting our populations from COVID-19 should not mean abandoning women to domestic violence leaving our children to sexual abusers
Protecting our populations from COVID-19 should not mean abandoning women to domestic violence leaving our children to sexual abusers

 
Even though before the COVID-19 pandemic, Botswana figures concerning domestic
violence were alarming; many countries, Botswana included are still reporting a surge in
domestic and sexual violence cases against women and children.
Even though before the COVID-19 pandemic, Botswana figures concerning domesticviolence were alarming; many countries, Botswana included are still reporting a surge indomestic and sexual violence cases against women and children.  

 

Necessary emergency

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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