Passport diaries: Entering Brexiting Britain

Hawkish politics in Britain is fueling anti-migration sentiment. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Hawkish politics in Britain is fueling anti-migration sentiment. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

LONDON: “Where is your visa Sir?” the Qatar Airways hostess enquired. This was after the Boarding Pass scanning machine beeped and a flashed red light to deny me access to board the plane.

We were still at OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa from where I was scheduled to board a connecting flight to Doha’s Hamad International Airport before taking another one to London.

The journey started with Air Botswana from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport where I was the last person to board. The beautiful Air Botswana checkpoint woman at the check-in counter told me that I was lucky to be let in because I was very late and gates were supposed to be closed.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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