My Vote, My Weapon

Back in 1997, while in the professional diaspora in neighbouring South Africa, I got a lifetime opportunity to spend three months in the land of my paternal ancestors, India.

Together with a researcher from the newly established Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa, I was sponsored to study the 50th elections of one of the world’s oldest democracies.

Now, India is a world of great poor/wealth divide, a sad disease that Botswana and many African nations are slowly catching up to. From the world’s entry point commercial city, Bombay, to the political capital of New Delhi and the rural lands of Kerala state, poverty and extreme wealth live side by side.

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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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