Phikwe's alarming teen pregnancies linked to absent parents

Teenage pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy

FRANCISTOWN: Absent parenting has been blamed for alarming cases of teenage pregnancy, defilement and delinquency cases recorded last year in Selebi-Phikwe.

As a result, Selebi-Phikwe District Health Management Team (DHMT) recently held an awareness campaign against teenage pregnancy.

Following the campaign, the area’s DHMT Principal registered nurse and midwife, Caroline Setshego, told The Monitor that the town recorded 117 cases of teenage pregnancy, defilement and delinquency in 12 months.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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