Maitengwe kgosi warns border jumpers

FRANCISTOWN: Border jumpers have been warned against using the over-flooded Maitengwe River to cross back and forth into Botswana.

The call comes a few days after the Metrological Services warned of heavy flooding in the north eastern part of the country as the tropical cyclone Chalane reported in Tanzania and Zimbabwe respectively was expected to hit Botswana.

Kgosi Shadreck Mphala-Mengwe of Maitengwe in an interview cautioned all Zimbabwean border jumpers using the Maitengwe ungazetted points of entry to stay away from the village river.

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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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