Loss, worry, despair in Matsiloje

MATSILOJE: To say that retrenchments are part and parcel of life would be an understatement since they affect people in different ways

The effects of retrenchments can affect a person and his dependants for many years to come. For example, in Botswana, most people live in extended families and are expected to take care of the members as dictated by Setswana culture.

A person who was retrenched may be responsible for the upkeep of seven or more dependants.

Editor's Comment
Batswana need to do better to stop FMD

It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...

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