Coronavirus intervention continues to cause confusion
Friday, March 27, 2020
IDM quarantine PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Meanwhile, Senior partner at the law firm, John Kenneth Carr-Hartley on Wednesday took the government to court pleading for an order directing government to provide segregated, sanitary and hygienic conditions with proper infection control and protection to his daughter Kristin Carr-Hartley and all others in quarantine during the period that they are required to be.
He also sought that government provides means and sustenance to Kristen and others in quarantine according to reasonable dietary requirements under the circumstances. Each party will pay its costs, according to Justice Tebogo Tau’s order.
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...