Molao encourages smokers to quit

Quitting smoking is not easy
Quitting smoking is not easy

SEMITWE: Despite interventions made to alert smokers about the dangers of second-hand smoking, Assistant Minister Fidelis Molao has said there are people who continue to smoke in public areas.

The Assistant Minister of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology said this during the World No Tobacco Day commemoration, which was held at the main Kgotla here under the theme, ‘Tobacco a threat to development’.

Molao said that smoking tobacco substances in public spaces, a common practice in modern society, is very harmful to human beings’ health as it affects both smokers and non-smokers.

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Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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