B-FAR applauds collective effort against COVID-19

Stitch in time: The April/May lockdown gave the country elbow room PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Stitch in time: The April/May lockdown gave the country elbow room PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

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It is indeed deeply pleasant to every citizen and resident of Botswana to witness a nation in subdued peace and a nation learning to live in real hope at this challenging time of a world held hostage by a ravenous but invisible enemy.

Botswana Forum for Action and Reform (B-FAR) wishes to express its sincere gratitude to everyone in relation to the response to COVID-19; to the leadership under the direct command of our President Mokgweetsi Masisi; to the Ministry of Health and Wellness as it champions a plan of resistance like has never been seen before; to the COVID-19 Response Team in all its formations; to the frontline workers, our men and women who literally went to war in our defence; and to the law-abiding citizens and residents of Botswana who outdid themselves in the obedience of COVID-19 precautionary rules and regulations.

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