Finding Bad Jesus Of Mmopane

Ditiro Ngakane was assaulted by a mob of Block 7 residents
Ditiro Ngakane was assaulted by a mob of Block 7 residents

How does a 17-year-old Motswana boy become a feared gang leader? Staff Writer THALEFANG CHARLES goes in search of a story of the upbringing of Jesus, a young boy from Mmopane who police have labelled as ‘extremely dangerous’ and tells a tale of an obedient boy that fell into the cracks of a broken family

Seventeen years ago, Onneetse Ngakane, an orphan from Mmopane, dropped out of school at Ledumadumane Junior Secondary Sechool while doing Form 3 because she fell pregnant.

She was 16-years-old when she discovered that her boyfriend, Boiki Dibotelo, an unemployed resident of Mmopane, who was 22 years at the time, had impregnated her.

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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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