Violent & Serious Crimes

Responding to High-Impact Crimes

2 Articles

Can We Trust a System That Sets Killers Free?

Bail aims to maintain and enforce the principle of innocent until proven guilty. While it attempts to do this, it does not...

Aone MotlalengJuly 19, 2025

Violent & Serious Crimes

93 Rapes in 2 Weeks: What’s Going Wrong in Botswana?

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is pervasive in Botswana. It continues to be one of the gravest human rights violations of our time, despite...

Aone MotlalengJuly 19, 2025

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Snakes, Students, and the Law: A UBWECS Throwback Worth Revisiting

On the 4th of September, the University of Botswana Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Society (UBWECS), popularly known as Managa, teamed up with Mokolodi...

Kealeboga MagwanengOctober 3, 2025

Law & Leadership

Diamonds, Law, and Empire: How Botswana Navigates Africa and the West

In history, many names have been flushed from the ink that defines the fine lines between the victors and those who were close...

Prince SaulosiSeptember 11, 2025

Public Defence & Security

Botswana’s Shield Is Cracking

The issue of national security gives every country sleepless nights. Wondering about the cracks and crevices that could potentially become their undoing. What...