Police Pounce On Illegal �Pharmacists�
Monday, November 13, 2017
Vendors were arrested in possession of different types of ARV pills, broncleer cough syrup, movate, epiderm cream, diproson, apetito pills used to boost sexual appetite, men’s enlargement cream, sildenafil tablets and comit 50 tablets suspected to be used to terminate pregnancy, virginity pills, contraceptives pills, illegal cigarettes and raw tobacco, otherwise known as mabolara in Setswana.
Interviewed by The Monitor, Borakanelo police station commander, Superintendent Mothusi Phadi confirmed to have arrested street vendors who have been running pharmacies out of their buckets.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...