June 16 tackles child marriage
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
A child protection specialist with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Ben Semommung said this during a media briefing to mark The Day of the African Child yesterday. The day was commemorated under the theme, ‘25 Years After The Adoption Of The African Children’s Charter: Accelerating Our Collective Efforts To End Child Marriage In Africa’.
However, owing to statistical challenges, he could not provide figures on the extent of the prevalence among these communities.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...