Nets for life launched in Botswana

Standard Chartered Bank has announced the latest launch in Botswana, of its ambitious Africa-wide project called 'Nets for Life- aimed at reducing the Impact of malaria across Africa.

The three-year, $12 million Initiative was designed to reduce the transmission of the malarial parasite through Improved preventive measures. Standard Chartered Bank has partnered with Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) to embark on this program, which has already distributed 1 million long lasting Insecticide-Treated Nets since 2006.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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