Road trips present toughest fixture in women’s league

A total of 10 teams are competing in each of the northern and southern Streams. The competition marks the return of a national women’s league structure, 10 years after the dissolution of the Super League in 2016. For years, we have rightly celebrated our world-class HIV response.

The PMTCT programme has been its crown jewel, ensuring HIV-positive mothers could safely nurture their newborns without fear of transmission. Now, a leaked memo exposes a terrifying reality that the lifeline has been frayed to breaking point. A key warehouse in Francistown stands empty, and access is being rationed. Official reassurances about expected consignments ring hollow to…