Lessons from COVID-19

As we enter the final days of lockdown, also known as extreme social distancing, Botswana and the rest of the world have learnt from others’ mistakes.

There are lessons to learn from countries such as China, Singapore, South Korea and Germany, which have managed to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

One of the best practices learnt from those countries is that they did aggressive screening and testing programmes right from the beginning. These countries have not stopped screening and testing as they have not wanted to take chances. Unlike countries that were initially COVID-19 denialists by labelling the spread of the pandemic as hoax, screening and testing have proved to be the answer to arrest this virus and it is working in their favour.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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