Football instructor gets 10 years for defilement

The Village Magistrate Court on Friday sentenced Moemedi Setlhako to 10 years in prison for defiling a 16-year old boy.

The 27-year-old Setlhako was found guilty of defiling the juvenile on November 21, 2011 in Phase II. The boy was one of the many youngsters who had enrolled with Setlhako’s football training academy.

When making her ruling, Magistrate Goabaone Ramapudi said defilement cases in Botswana have become so rampant.

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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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