So far at least the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has not matched the degree of destruction caused by last century’s worst pandemic - the 1918 Influenza which globally infected about 500 million people, or over a quarter of the world’s population then numbering just over 1.8 billion.
*For purposes of this article, and because of the acronym IDAHOBIT, this piece will refer to diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression as LGBTQIA++ and not LGBT.
We left off in the first week of September 1963 with MK fugitives Arthur Goldreich and Harold Wolpe still in protective custody at Francistown Prison, following the failure of three attempts to airlift them to safety in Tanganyika (Tanzania).
In the last piece, we started exploring the ways in which lockdown impacts women differently form men. Specifically, it was suggested that “livelihoods” be used as a measure, alternative to others.
We left off in the first week of September 1963 with MK fugitives Arthur Goldreich and Harold Wolpe in protective custody at Francistown Prison, where they were eagerly awaiting the prospect being airlifted to Tanganyika (Tanzania) by Bechuanaland Safari Airways pilot Nash.
The reality is that the virus, COVID-19 has not had as much of a negative impact on Botswana, or Batswana as the lockdown which was imposed as a result of the virus, has.
With the Corona spreading and wreaking havoc on the entire world – shutting down economies, forcing families into lock down, and killing thousands of innocent people –many are only looking at the negative.
COVID-19 has shut schools down, but teaching has to continue, meaning parents have become the teachers. Sadly though, most parents do not know their children and they are only just now discovering what teachers have had to put up with. Doubling as a parent and teacher can never be easy, especially t...
Progressive nations have put in place economic stimulus packages to contain the economic effects of COVID-19. We may not have registered the first patient yet, but there’s no denying that there is going to be enormous economic consequences on our economy owing to external factors.
Motswana a re, ‘Motswaiso o tuka ka go kgotlediwa,’ Go bua yaana o raya gore fa motho a dira tiro nngwe mme go bonala go se na tema, ke gore go bonala tiro eo e sa tswelele sentle, ka tsela nngwe o tshwanetse go kgothadiwa gore tiro ya gagwe e tle e tswelele pele. Mme e seng yoo fe...
With advised quarantines all around the world surrounding the Corona issue, you are seeing more of your family than you are used to. Conflict is inevitable in families, especially in stressful conditions where you might not be able to leave and get space.
Weleft off with MK fugitives Arthur Goldreich and Harold Wolpe having arrived in Francistown, where they were advised by the District Commissioner, Phil Steenkamp, that they could quietly book into a local hotel while awaiting their flight to safety in Tanganyika, which was scheduled for the next da...
