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Taking Back Kgale – Re Mmogo!
Aug. 12 | Some of the walkers Well, we did it. Last Sunday more than 230 concerned and determined citizens climbed up Kgale hill and raised the Fight Crime in Gaborone Flag (which they had all autographed) into the skies above Gabz city. The symbol was...
Marching for Change
Aug. 5 | Join the march for change On Sunday we begin to make a public stand against the crime epidemic plaguing Gaborone. On Sunday we gather as a community and let our voice be heard. On Sunday we instigate change. We start taking back our city from...
The March on Kgale Hill
Jul. 29 | Support a crime free Gaborone Kgale Hill is the face that greets us as we return to Gaborone from almost anywhere. As you drive wearily back from the cattle post, home village, South Africa, or a camping holiday it is a familiar beacon in the...
The Kids Are Not Alright
Jul. 15 | School kids According to reports posted on the Fight Crime Gaborone Facebook group last week, there has been a rash of crime affecting students attending Gaborone International School in Block 8. “Students walking to and from school in Block 8 have...
On Patrol
Jul. 8 | On June 23rd Police Commissioner Thebeyame Tsimako spoke to the Gaborone City Council about the growing crime epidemic. The Commissioner told the members of the council that the police were developing strategies to cope with the issue of escalating crime....
Gathering The Voices
Jul. 1 | Fight Crime Gaborone Over the last several weeks as we have begun developing this space we have shared some of our specific concerns and highlighted trends of the growing crime epidemic in Gaborone and the surrounding areas. We have also been able to...
Validating the Myth
Jun. 24 | Over the last several weeks the people of Gaborone have been victims of criminals preventing their vehicles from locking by using devices (usually disguised as mobile phones) to jam the signals of alarm remotes. The car appears to be locking as usual...
An All Too Typical…
Jun. 11 | Fight Crime Gaborone The Mberengo’s are a sweet, hard-working family – both parents are special needs teachers. One night in late November of last year, they and their 3 daughters were attacked in their home in Maru A Pula neighborhood of Gaborone. “I...
What All This Crime Will Cost You
Jun. 10 | Fight Crime Gaborone Crime always has its costs. However, the worse the problem gets and the longer it is allowed to go on the more expensive and far reaching the consequences are on the community at large. There is initially the individual costs...
PICTURING THE NUMBERS
Jun. 3 | Crime survey results Last year, the Fight Crime in Gaborone group conducted a survey to begin to understand just how bad the crime problem had become. The survey poled residence of Gaborone and surrounding areas. The results were staggering. When people...
