The District Administrator has pleaded with everyone to eat nutritious food to avoid stunting and malnutrition in the district. This Mr. Tlali Mphafi stated while welcoming the Mascot in the district on Tuesday.He said it is important to eat nutritious food such as vegetables and fruits.

He said the time is now to start eating healthy nutritious adding that that each and everyone has produced. He said some do not eat healthy because they do not have knowledge and therefore are not aware.

The mascot arrived in the district this afternoon and it marked the start of the nutritional campaign that is going to be launched in the district on Wednesday at Ha Laka.

To ensure everyone sees the mascot a walk of about two kilometres was taken from where it was welcomed to the DA;s office and in the process nutritional messages were passed on to the people who has been watching with keen to hear what the mascot is about. The messages on how to eat properly, what foods to avoid were also passed during that walk.  Thaba Tseka is reported to be among the top with the high rate of stunting and malnutrition in the country.