Fashion industry gets lifeline in face masks
Friday, May 08, 2020
Now thrown a lifeline in face mask production, the new accessory comes at a time when sales of traditional fashion apparel were collapsing.
Ever since the Botswana government announced that face masks are mandatory, this essential accessory has become a new way for people to exhibit their fashion sense.
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...