The dilemma of sending troops to Mozambique

Botswana, like other countries is faced with a daunting task of fending off and protecting its citizens from the global COVID-19 pandemic.

However, there is another war in the region that could be of distraction to the fight against the pandemic.

These wars are all resource straining and the country is faced with a dilemma of whether to send troops to help in Mozambique. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Mozambique is devastating as innocent citizens are killed in masses.

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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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