Saving the malnourished souls of D’kar
Friday, August 22, 2025 | 290 Views |
From the ground up: Children’s health is a national priority, but the people of D’kar lag behind
A two-year-old old baby named Edward in D’kar was last year enrolled into a feeding scheme programme supported by UNICEF Botswana after health officers realised he was grossly underweight. This was caused by the fact that his now deceased mother had underlying health issues and could not breast-feed her son.
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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...