Selebi-Phikwe trips, as BCL limps
Friday, April 22, 2016
SELEBI-PHIKWE: A decline in metal prices has not only affected BCL Mine and its employees, but has had a far-reaching effect on the copper/nickel mining town’s economy at large.
This affirms an urgent need to speed up diversification of the local economy away from a death wish-like dependence on the mine. Local companies are feeling the pinch to the extent that some are either winding up, retrenching or even relocating to establish themselves elsewhere.
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...