COVID-19: De Beers in-kind testing machine valued at P1.7m
Friday, May 29, 2020
DeBeers says the highly sought-after testing machine is valued at P1.7 million, which will form part of the De Beers Group’s in-kind support for government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The machine, which is a QIAGEN EZ1 Advanced XL instrument is being installed at the National Health Laboratory in Gaborone, and will play a vital role in supporting Botswana’s COVID-19 testing programme, it said in a statement.
It’s troubling, however, that those pursued by this craft busting agency and other security organs, are seemingly individuals who are supposed to be providing exemplary leadership. The alleged culprits are also mainly ex-Cabinet members associated with the previous ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) while others are former senior public officers. This whole development creates an appetite for the enforcement of the Declaration of Assets and...