Prisoners' children stay with mothers until weaning
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
He added that upon weaning, such children were taken by the parents’ relatives and where there was no willing relatives, arrangements were made to hand over such children to foster care services. Kgathi said in terms of Section 66 (8) of the Prisons Act Cap 21:03 alternative care to such children is arranged through their mother’s consent. He said the Office in Charge should also be satisfied that such children could be placed under the proposed custody.
“There were 24 females found to be pregnant when criminally charged and sentenced to serve prison terms from 2014 to 2017 from 2014 till 2017. Upon admission in to prison all necessary arrangements were made for the female prisoners to enroll for Ante Natal Care (ANC) and to thereafter continue with regular monitoring until the time of delivery,” he said.
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...