Butale�s new Kgosi cracks the whip

BUTALE: Newly appointed Kgosi, Motlotlegi Khachana, plans to clamp down on the spiralling incidents of youth-related misdemeanours plaguing the area.

Butale and nearby villages such as Tshesebe, Senyawe and Mowana have experienced rising levels of youth-perpetrated crimes against community members, police say.

Law enforcement say between January and August, 21 youths in Tshesebe were charged with theft common, with five in Senyawe and one in Mowana. Besides theft common, leading offences include common nuisance, housebreak-ins, common assault, public fighting and others.

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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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