ESP Should Be On The President�s Menu

This afternoon President Ian Khama is expected to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA). Khama will also take his time to report to the nation, his employers, his achievements since he took the same podium 12 months ago.

That was after his party, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) was reelected to serve Batswana for the next five years. So many things have taken place in the last 12 months. There are so many challenges that the country is undergoing.

To mention but a few, unemployment especially amongst the young graduates, the diamond dependent economic is not coping, the sales of copper nickel are down and Ebola outbreak in some parts of Africa has also affected our tourism revenue.

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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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