Makgadikgadi YCare walk: Tough but therapeutic
Friday, July 22, 2022 | 220 Views |
Step by step: Participants during the walk
The first time I came across the Makgadikgadi YCare Walk was last week when I saw their invitation which had been idling for quite some time in the office with no one showing interest in the event.
The low interest was perhaps because the walk is reckoned to be one of the toughest and longest in the country as it involves covering up to 102 kilometres in three days. It is not a joke.
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