Africa-Press – Botswana. Government is intensifying the Mindset change drive to ensure that the transformation objective is realised.
Addressing a full council meeting on Monday, the City of Francistown mayor, Mr Godisang Radisigo urged every Motswana to be on board in line with the Sustainable Development Goals principle.
He said the local Mindset Change Campaign coaches had been identified and trained on November 22-24 so that change could be mainstreamed and fostered at grassroots level.
On other issues, Mr Radisigo said Sego Sa Letlotlo, one of the youth initiatives in Francistown, was about to harvest potatoes and he urged the community to support the brand as they launched their product to successfully penetrate the market.
He also said senior schools in the city would start to implement multiple pathways in 2024 with Francistown Senior Secondary School having been chosen to introduce Hospitality and Tourism subject.
He underscored that in the pathways, learners would have a choice to select from conventional pure science, business, vocational as well as humanities based on their strengths.
Touching on issues of health, he said Nyangabwe Referral Hospital was overdue for major refurbishment as it had never undergone such since its establishment in 1989.
Mr Radisigo said P45 million had been budgeted for the hospital in the next two financial years, which would go a long way in uplifting the face of the facility.
He announced that the laboratory facility at Nyangabgwe hospital had been assessed and passed the preliminary stage of assessment, qualifying it to retain its full accreditation status.
He further said as the festive season intensified, the issue of safety and security became crucial because there was a lot of movement and activities taking place.
As a solution to providing safety, the council continued with installation of solar street lights, replacement with LED streetlight fittings and Botswana Power Corporation streetlight takeover, said Mr Radisigo.
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