Prisons aim to tighten grip on local boxing

Prisons Boxing Club has set sights on dominating local boxing under the guidance of Ugandan-born coach, Buwembo Sande Mpigi.

The club won the affiliate of the year award during the 2016 Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) awards with Mpigi lifting the coach of the year silverware.

The club intends to continue where it left off, as the 2017 boxing calendar kicks-off next week with the inter-club championship at the University of Botswana. Mpigi was beaming with confidence when Mmegi Sport caught up with him at training session this week. He said the plan is to defend all the awards they won last year.

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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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