Protecting our populations from COVID-19 should not mean abandoning women to domestic violence leaving our children to sexual abusers
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Necessary emergencyresponses to the pandemic have exacerbated this catastrophe, as countries, Botswanaincluded continue to go into lockdown and introduce restrictions on movement. During these local lockdowns, many workers have found themselves working from their homes.
While the political shift brings hope for change, it also places immense pressure on the new administration to deliver on its election promises in the face of serious economic challenges.On another level, newly appointed Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe’s grim assessment of the country’s finances adds urgency to the moment. The budget deficit, expected to be P8.7 billion, is now anticipated to be even higher due to underperforming diamond...