Dear Observers!

Election observers from eight member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) arrived this week to get first hand information on how elections are held in Botswana.

The South African minister of International Relations, Maite Nkoana Mashabane is scheduled to launch the observer mission this morning, and thereafter lead it until after the October 24 elections.

The observers come at a time when the atmosphere is pregnant with anxiety, flaring tempers, and suspicions of election rigging by the ruling party.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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