CMC fraud case trial to admit witnesses

Regional Magistrate (South) Lot Moroka has urged the attorneys handling the Central medical Stores (CMS) fraud case to consider admitting some witnesses statements in a bid to shorten the length of the trial.

The case is appearing for mention today.

The CMS case involves 11 suspects, who are alleged to have obtained more than P20 million from the Botswana government by falsely pretending that they had supplied the Ministry of Health with pharmaceutical drugs.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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