Boot Camp Youth get Military Shock

Batswana youth who have just returned from the entrepreneurship boot camp conducted by the Botswana Defence Force at Pandamatenga have said they never knew they would undergo military drills.

 "We were not warned of this, or told what we are getting into; only to find while we were there that this is a military exercise.

The first day, we arrived late in the afternoon, very tired; we were expecting to get a rest, but they took us to a place code named the Square, and another code named CTO. We were working with car tyres neck-laced on us, and turning giant tyres for a distance of 200m the whole night; we didn't sleep!" one of the youth told The Monitor on Friday.

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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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