Boiditswe in new 'missing persons' plea

Boiditswe said the importance of the programme is to avoid chiefs at ward level from tackling issues of lost relatives. He said there are cases where families have failed to locate their family members because of lack of such a programme. "It is surprising because most of the time the so called lost people are in Botswana," he said.

Boiditswe said sometimes the same people aren't really lost but have instead run away leaving their family members worried. He said those who run away start living secretive lives and at times go to the extent of changing their names. "Some of them don't have Omang's making them a danger to society as they cannot be located if they commit crimes," he said. Boiditswe said the same people are always at a disadvantage as they never have anyone close to turn to during tough times. He said the lucky ones are able to return home alive.