Resources should be for all

In this edition we carry a story about Francistown councillors’ calls for construction of a senior secondary school in Gerald Estates.

Their argument is that the students from the location walk long distances to the nearest senior secondary schools being Mater Spei College and Francistown Senior Secondary.  In addition, the councillors argue that there should be a medical centre to relief Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital. 

The councillors further argued that the second city needs more infrastructure to draw investors.  There is no dispute that services should be brought closer to the people and that such services should be of a higher standard.

Editor's Comment
Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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