'Tough Action' Awaits COVID-19 Delinquents
Monday, August 03, 2020
![Botswana Defence Force solders and police officers on a joint patrol PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/uploads/imported_images/2020/august/03/phpPtVFV7.jpg&w=400&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
Botswana Defence Force solders and police officers on a joint patrol PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Despite there being 75 local active cases with most coming from local transmissions, Batswana in the Greater Gaborone zone are disobeying COVID- 19 protocols. This has prompted the Botswana Police Service to enforce ‘tough action’ against COVID-19 infractions.
The Monitor team has observed that people in some areas continue to ignore these protocols by continuing to do construction work, gatherings and selling alcohol amongst many other infractions.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...