The Remaining BCL Success Story

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Just four months before its liquidation BCL Mine, in partnership with Switzerland-based Glencore Nickel handed over half-a-million pula to Humana People to People, a child aid project in Botshabelo.

The then mine employees who contributed a day from their leave days that were converted into money, raised part of the P3.6 million fund from BCL.

Today the project remains a success story that carries memories of how much economic impact the mine had in the lives of Selebi-Phikwe residents. Now in the absence of BCL, the project relies only on Glencore for its day-to-day running. The core business of the project is to surround a child with all necessary services. The Japanese Embassy recently gave the centre a grant for materials to start skills development lessons.

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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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