DDT benefits outweigh risks - Ntebela
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Among the many strategies is the reintroduction of Dichlo Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT) in Botswana to fight malaria.
The Botswana government reintroduced the use of DDT in October this year after its use was suspended in 1997.
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...