POLIO AND MEASELS CAMPAIGN



Primary health care student, Pauline Chaane immunises Precious Rakololo.

Give polio and measles a final push

By Tebatso Mogaladi

Parents and children supported the immunisation campaign at Maria Rantho public clinic in Soshanguve, Block L to vaccine measles and polio drops in large numbers.

Parents showed keenness to eliminate measles and polio by queuing in a long queue as the primary health care student nurse, Pauline Chaane and Suzan Madise were the only health workers who dealt with the vaccination.

Madise and Chaane gave children under the age of five years polio drops and measles to children from nine months to 15 years.

 

“After the outbreak of 2010 and 2011 that many children were diagnosed with measles, parents came in numbers to immunise their children. So far the community is reacting well to the campaign,” said Madisa.

Madisa added that polio drops contains healthy nutrition. “Vitamin A is important for growth, health and good eyesight. Mothers and caregivers should bring their children to the clinic for their dose of Vitamin A every six months,” she said.

Chaane said “Prevention is better than cure. I think it was a good idea for the Department of Health to introduce this campaign because measles can cause blindness, hearing problems, brain damage and even deaths.”

A parent from Block L, Emily Mofokeng said that the campaign would also prevent the children from getting flu.

According to Madise, sometimes children get a slight fever or rash after the measles injection. Serious side effects from the vaccine were rare compared to the disease itself. Parents should take their children to a clinic or a doctor to ensure that all their immunisations are up to date.

MOTORBIKE AND BMW COLLISION



The beyond repair bike lying on the Buitekant road after a collision with a BMW

  By Tebatso Mogaladi

 

A motorbike collided with a BMW 318I at Buitekant road in Soshanguve Block F opposite Giant stadium on Monday afternoon.

The motorbike seemed to be travelling south to north, whilst the BMW was making its turn into the NAFCOC shopping centre.

The paramedics arrived on the scene a few minutes after the collision. The motorbike rider who was seriously injured, but still conscious was taken away by an ambulance.

The BMW driver sustained minor injuries from the broken parts of the bike.

Eyewitness, Tebogo Sethole, who was going in the same direction as the bike, told Record that the collision came as a surprise to him and did not understand why, both drivers, could cause such an accident on a freeway?

 "The BMW tried to overtake the bike, but the speed of the bike was too fast to be passed. There was no convoy. Even now I am still surprised on how the accident happened on a freeway,” said Sethole.

Another eyewitness from Block FF, Alfred Moloto, said "the bike rider came from the south at a high speed and I am sure that the old man was expecting something big, such as a car. That might be his reason why he crossed without double checking if there was another car coming.”

Moloto further said that a minute later, he heard a terrifying sound and the boy was lying helplessly in the road.

The BMW driver did not want to comment on the scene as he was still shocked by the collision and believed that everything was under the police's hands.

The Soshanguve Block L Police station said that a case has been opened and an investigation will soon commence

IZINYOKAS' HIDING SPOT

The remaining cable covers dumped by Izinyokas in Sun Valley Mountain

By Tebatso Mogaladi

Six houses in Itsoseng phase 8 have been in a dull since earlier April, following the rampant electrical cable theft.

The community started to switch on their electrical appliances last year June. They used paraffin stoves and candles to lighten their homes before they receive electricity. They do not have a year enjoying their spark, but their happiness was stolen by Izinyokas, who continuously cut off their door to door combined cables.

It is believed that the stealing usually took place at around 2am while people are sleeping.

One of the victims, Louisa Ntsoko (56) said “I was still awake when my outside lights went off. I thought maybe it was prepaid electricity units. When I went outside to see what went wrong, I found the small remaining cable laid next to the shack. I then saw that the neighbouring three houses were also in the dark.”

It is alleged that the Izinyokas switch off the main box in the poles before they cut off the cables that connect the houses. Residents will then think that the electricity is off.

Abraham Molefe was not at his home when the incident took place. “I came back from church on Saturday morning and my neighbour told me that my cable was stolen. Without wasting time I went to our office (Old Mutual) to report it. They referred me to the Terminals police station. We are still waiting for the respond from Eskom,” he said.

The Terminas police station said that the investigation group was still busy investigating the case and as soon as they caught up the suspects, they would communicate with the families who were affected. Those who opened cases would be informed about the court proceedings.

The cables were stolen in the begin of April, but still to date, Louisa Ntsoko, Agnes Nkale, Brenda Nkale, Abraham Molefe and others were still waiting for their cables to be re-installed.