The trudge to labour is a daily drudge for many
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Some survive on the piece jobs they get from government departments, such as cutting grass and picking litter.
Foreigners are not allowed on these premises, while Batswana are issued with yellow jobseekers' cards that enable them to be identified by potential employers. Some just come to these offices with the hope that they may be easily found by employers who check with the labour department if there are any people looking for jobs. While people who frequent these offices are from different ethnic and social backgrounds, they share the common denominator of being in need of food, shelter and clothing. Some of them are freshly out of school.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...