When a job disappears in an instant
Thursday, May 14, 2020
The alcohol industry has been one of the hardest hit sectors in the COVID-19 pandemic, with three booze bans imposed since the first case of the virus was reported on March 30.
Industry players have been left bamboozled, their plans for the year thrown asunder by the uncertainty of operating with bans hanging over their heads.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...