Govt prescribes mandatory use of masks
Saturday, May 30, 2020
“We want everyone to cover their mouths and noses in public by use of cloth masks,” said Dr Tshipayagae.
He highlighted that his office encourages people to make their own masks and not go to the health facilities to ask for such facilities or buy surgical masks.
The statement, whilst some may say, comes a little bit too late, is timely as gender-based violence (GBV) continues to haunt the country. A week hardly passes without reports of a wife, a girlfriend or boyfriend being killed by their intimate partners. Just recently, a high-ranking officer stationed at Glen Valley Barracks reportedly murdered his wife and has so far managed to evade arrest. It is also alleged that another soldier murdered his...