Two children die in fire

FRANCISTOWN: Police have said that they are yet to determine if the mother of two children who died on Sunday in a fire accident at Monarch location should be charged with child negligence.

The unnamed boys aged nine and 13, died at the low-income location on Sunday early morning after a room they shared with their mother caught fire reportedly from candlelight.

At the time of the incident the mother was away on a mission to gather Mophane worms in Mosetse.

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Let’s put the fight against crime in action

But as the conference concludes, Batswana must ask: Will this be another talk shop, or will it spark real change? The answer lies in whether every stakeholder, from the President to community leaders, transforms rhetoric into action.The President rightly highlighted that crime, especially GBV, thrives in private spaces. His call to empower churches and counsellors as early warning systems is sensible. But good ideas mean little without funding...

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