Woman relives 'bulldozer' mishap

FRANCISTOWN: When Lebogang Lewate got employment as a labourer at China Jiangxi International - the company constructing the Nata-Sepako road, little did she realise that tragedy would soon strike.

Lewate was recently involved in a freak accident that has left her with no right leg, after being run over by a speeding front-loader.
Some three weeks later, Lewate still cannot come to terms with the fact that she has lost her lower limb. According to her, the whole thing feels like a recurring nightmare, which she wishes could quickly go away.

It was on a Monday morning on October 11, 2010 when 25-year-old Lewate from Mmadinare village in the Bobirwa Sub-District met her fate - one that is likely to change her lifestyle and condemn her to disability.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

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...

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