Coronavirus: Only 4 borders left open to SA, 13 closed

South Africa has closed all but four of its borders to Botswana, as that country fights off rising Coronavirus cases.

Information sourced by Mmegi shows that as of this morning, only Tlokweng - Kopfontein, Pioneer - Skilpadshek,  Ramatlabama - Ramatlabama and Martin's Drift - Groblerbrug were still open.

President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday announced sweeping measures to fight the disease, including closing 35 of South Africa's 53 land borders. All airports in that country are still open, however.

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The real test is in the doing, not the saying

“Injustice anywhere is a threatto justice everywhere.”— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.We listened, and we want very much to believe him, but our belief will not be secured by fine speeches; it will be secured only by action.For far too long, there has been a suspicion amongst ordinary Batswana that the law has two faces; one for the ordinary man and woman struggling to make ends meet, and another, gentler face for the well-connected and the...

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