Cooperatives Key In Eradicating Poverty

Septuagenarian, Tshepo Tokong is one of the beneficiaries of government's poverty eradication
Septuagenarian, Tshepo Tokong is one of the beneficiaries of government's poverty eradication

KOKONG- Cooperatives continue to empower women in the Southern District where about 3,359 beneficiaries have been funded.

Out of that, about 2,262 are operational while 187 has collapsed due to various reasons.

Speaking during the Poverty Eradication Exposition recently, specially elected Member of Parliament, Mephato Reatile said that cooperatives play an important role in eradicating poverty.

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Something ought to be done about deadly A3 Road

The accident which happened near Marapong village comes after yet another horrific accident which claimed 16 lives in July last year near Hubona. These stats don’t include other accidents where fatalities were not as many as the two.While several factors may have contributed to the two accidents and many others, many believe the biggest with that road is the bad state that the road is in. Unconfirmed reports in the most recent accident state...

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