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Characteristically, violence is a deprivation of security and an expression of power against the vulnerable. Gender Based Violence (GBV) is an expression of unequal gender relations. When presenting a motion on GBV, Yandani Boko pleaded the need for...

At one point when speaking as a political opponent, the late Gomolemo Motswaledi pointedly argued that it is difficult for him to speak freely against Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi because he is afraid of being labelled  disrespectful to an elder. He...

For those who hasten to rebut, the gist of this treatise is to expose the danger in blaming witchcraft and witches or occults instead of blaming the political system for failing the people. The argument is that the witchcraft scapegoat is likely to...

“It simply means no guns. Peace means that the no-Tswana should not complain, they should pretend that they are happy”. (Mpho 2000: pp5-6, My Experiences in the Making of the Constitution of Botswana). Such utterances, more especially from one...