Ditsietsi: The woman truck driver

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FRANCISTOWN: In tradition settings, especially here in the continent of Africa, household chores are still allocated according to gender. Women have their specific and specialised chores, just as men have theirs.

But the world is changing, and fast. Just as household chores are changing, and so are professional roles. Women these days are no longer just satisfied with 'women' professions. In fact, more and more are movin into traditionally once male preserve.

Back in the day when cars were introduced to Botswana and Africa as a whole, there is no doubt that men were the first to be introduced to driving. But over the years, more and more women began driving cars and even bought ones of their own

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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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