Okavango students brace for winter of woe
Friday, April 25, 2025 | 330 Views |
In the Delta: Eretsha children are not receiving the best education or government care PIC: TIMOTHY LEWANIKA
ERETSHA: In this little village nestled between Seronga and Gudigwa, students walk to school every day in an effort to use education as a key out of the dire poverty that has troubled the people of Okavango for many years.
But to learn here is a daring feat requiring endurance in the most challenging conditions a child should never experience.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...