Botswana declares health emergency
Friday, August 22, 2025 | 1650 Views |
Boko
The President further declared that the state-run Central Medical stores (CMS) has failed.
“This failure has led to a severe disruption to health supplies countrywide. Second, your government has taken command of the situation and is addressing the failures and shortcomings systematically to ensure that the situation is addressed both in the short and the long term,” Boko stated.
It is a warning flare to every Motswana who logs onto social media. As a country, we have reached a point where the line between robust debate and outright destruction has become dangerously blurred. At face value, Mabeo’s response, which seeks an apology and threat of a defamation suit, might seem severe to some. But we cannot ignore the context. The comment in question did not offer a policy critique or question a political decision.It...