TVET, a solution to youth unemployment

I often wonder what my mother would have said or reacted if I had told her that I wanted to go and study dressmaking or go for a textile related course after passing my then Cambridge examinations.

It is highly probable that my mother would have rejected that idea. There was no career guidance those days and therefore I ended up doing what the Ministry of Education officers chose for me considering my examination results. 

My mother did not have a secondary school education but had passed Standard 6 examinations very well.  She was “married off” just before she could go to Moeng College where she was admitted for secondary education.  Her mother who was a tailor then, had even made a Moeng College uniform for her. 

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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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