�She used a shotgun to abort and died�

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The horror stories are endless. Young, local women have used needles, matchsticks, pins, straws, pens and other objects to abort. Mmegi Correspondent, NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE reports on disturbing revelations by doctors on the plight of desperate and disinclined mothers

Local healthcare workers have seen it all. When young women find themselves pregnant, anything can happen. It can be a moment of unparalled joy, the promise of a new chapter in one’s life and the pitter-patter of little feet.

Or it could be the moment when a young mother puts a gun in between her legs and pulls the trigger.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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