Tougher action needed against tobacco

Anti-tobacco activists are feeling hard done by and understandably so.

They increasingly feel isolated and unsupported in a fight against a pervasive, addictive and sinister substance that policymakers appear untroubled by.

Tobacco usage in Botswana is on the rise, with both legal and illicit cigarettes freely and cheaply available to minors. Adult smokers enjoy unfettered liberty to puff away in shopping malls, bus and taxi ranks and other public places, exposing fellow citizens to secondary smoke.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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