The nation is up in ups over the worsening rape culture that has left most women living in constant fear and victims nursing endless trauma. Botswana Police’s preliminary statistics indicate that 109 rape cases were recorded from the 21st December 2018 to the 3rd January 2019. “This is a worrisome factor as rape is one of the violent and intrusive crimes,” the media release states. According to investigations most rape cases happened at different places where festivities were held. While the nation was left in shock by this statistics, there is a possibility that the 109 recorded cases maybe but a tip of the iceberg, especially because that research indicates that only one out of nine women report gender based violence including rape. The research shows that 40 women are raped per week in Botswana and that on average five women are raped every day. The above revelations were brought to life this past week when, Zinedine Gioia; a local model and socialite went public about an alleged date rape that took place last year on her 21st birthday. The perpetrator according to Gioia is currently free and authorities seem to have abandoned the case. After an online petition to…