Of a punch-drunk league and P100 for the Cops

The Southern African Policy Alliance Botswana (SAAPA) is unhappy that the depressed Botswana Premier League is now finding solace in alcohol.

The league's administrators, the Botswana Football League (BFL) decided to open the booze gates this season as a way to cushion local clubs, which face the biblical Lazarus predicament.

But SAAPA is not amused about the latest developments and wants the booze taps closed at stadiums. But who would blame the BFL for introducing such an initiative as the organisation is literally drowning its sorrows in alcohol? The BFL is a punch drunk organisation that has staggered from one criticism to the other; from the late league start to concerns over lack of adequate sponsors.

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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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