Of heat stress, health complications
Friday, September 19, 2025 | 100 Views |
Seeking solutions: Dr Moses
It is early September and only the beginning of summer in Botswana. However, places like Maun have already recorded heights of 36 degrees Celsius. Heatwaves are occurrences that places like Maun have become synonymous with. Maun, the gateway to the pristine inland Okavango Delta, is in the process of being granted city status. The area is a cocktail of both safari businesses and informal entrepreneurship.
Monica Selerilwe, 42, is one of the many street vendors who have had to bear the brunt of the scorching heat as she ekes out a living as a food vendor in the busy Maun taxi rank. It has been a decade now since her food vending business took off.
While the minister is of the view that the proposal would have significant positive economic impact, the entertainment industry players believe otherwise. The issue has over the weeks become a hot potato. But what is of essence right now is that the country needs liberal ideas to move in the right direction While opening up the economy may sound quite interesting to the ear, rolling out extended trading hours through pilot programmes without...