It's Everyone's Responsibility To Curb Spread Of COVID-19

Many people start a new year by making resolutions, which usually entail what that individual managed in the previous year, and what needs to be carried forward to the next one, including the lessons learnt from past failures.

Looking at the way last year turned out, it was perhaps the toughest for many people in recent history. We had the shortest year we have ever had! Many businesses struggled to survive in 2020, while others barely made it.

All this is thanks to coronavirus (COVID-19). It is therefore amazing to say the least that there are still some people who take the pandemic lightly. We still have those who host parties, while others intentionally break curfews. The Presidential Task Force has been sensitising people about the rising COVID-19 infections since last year.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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