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A groundbreaking assessment of poverty levels at villages released this week has provided a deeper look into the oft-cited challenge of inequality in the country. As expected, Orapa and Jwaneng sit in the lap of luxury, while Kutuku in Ngwaketse West is home to the wretched of the earth. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI reports

Kutuku, a village in Ngwaketse West, has 166 residents according to the last census. And according to a World Bank/Statistics Botswana report released this week, 100 of those villagers are classified as poor.

According to the report, this means the affected residents earn less than P1,332 per month.

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