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The beautiful torture of the pans

No retreat: Most of the walkers finished the 100km challenge PIC: MOMPOLOKI RANKGATE
No retreat: Most of the walkers finished the 100km challenge PIC: MOMPOLOKI RANKGATE

MOSU: On a cold and windy Friday, YCare Charitable Trust brought together enthusiastic walkers to the village of Mosu, on a mission to raise funds.

The group included First National Bank Botswana representatives, known as First Walkers, the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation and other individual walkers.

Since its establishment, the trust has donated close to P5 million to different charities across the country, raising the funds through activities such as the walk in the Makgadikgadi Pans, that we found ourselves on.

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