Negligence of poverty eradication programmes worries Tsogwane

PALAPYE: The minister of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) Slumber Tsogwane has decried the rising number of poverty eradication beneficiaries who have abandoned their programmes, thus putting a strain on the government.

Tsogwane was officiating at the ministry’s Open Day on Tuesday held at the new Palapye bus/taxi terminal and thronged by multitudes.

He noted that the situation could not be allowed to continue lest it undermines the good intentions of the government and negates or reverses the gains the country has made this far.

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