Botswana Anti-Rape Campaigner Wants More Done to Tackle Rising Offenses 

GABARONE, BOTSWANA - Lawmakers in Botswana recently set up a committee to address the soaring rate of reported rape cases in the Southern African country, and plan to establish a sex offender registry. However, activists say those actions don't go far enough.

Singer Refilwe Mooki took self-defense lessons after she was raped in 2017. Last year, her emotional wound was reopened when her little sister was attacked.     Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. "Just after my little sister was raped, it took me back there. I felt it's a curse or something. At the same time, I said, 'Let me do something positive out of this,' " Mooki said.   Mooki leads a Say No to Rape campaign in Botswana, where reported rape cases have jumped in the last few years. Authorities contend that pandemic restrictions have increased gender-based violence, and this year they announced the offender registry to address the problem.