Broadhurst residents defy lockdown rules

Lockdown roadblock in Gaborone PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Lockdown roadblock in Gaborone PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

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Broadhurst Police Station Commander, Superintendent Obusitswe Lokae told Mmegi moments ago that people in his policing area are still ignoring the call by the President to stay at home for the next 28 days and practice an extreme form of social distancing the public is expected to adhere to. 

"People are still refusing to comply with the law, especially residents of Extension 27, Broadhurst, Ginger and Tawana, who are roaming the streets going shopping at the Spar supermarket. They said they heard on radio that they are allowed to walk (about) and do shopping at stores near them," he said.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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