The session addressed concerns over its scope, timelines, and role in tackling national issues such as corruption, while leaders urged safeguards, clearer mandates, and prioritisation of the ongoing constitutional review. Mohwasa emphasized that the court aims to empower ordinary Batswana to exercise their rights, not create new laws or solely focus on divisive topics like the death penalty or same-sex marriages. “The Constitutional Court is for the people,” he stated, pointing to corruption as a prime target.
He cited shortages of medicine in the Ministry of Health as an example of systemic failures the court could address through accountability. Religious leaders raised pointed suggestions. The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis.
Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for…
