Govt spells out rules for economic reopening

Most business activities, excluding the liquor and tobacco trade, are set to reopen starting from May 8, 2020 under stringent conditions, which include companies satisfying the Director of Health Services that they can screen for and prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

An Extraordinary Gazette made available this morning, ahead of Parliament’s sitting this afternoon, indicates that President Mokgweetsi Masisi is proposing several amendments that will see a ‘phased’ reopening of the economy, including schools and some measure of movement. 

Parliament is set to debate the proposed amendments this afternoon in a special sitting.

Editor's Comment
Bravo BDF for the first step addressing GBV

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...

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