The Effects Of COVID-19 Induced Lockdown On Women In Botswana

The reality is that the virus, COVID-19 has not had as much of a negative impact on Botswana, or Batswana as the lockdown which was imposed as a result of the virus, has.

Of the fewer than 30 confirmed COVID-19 cases, there has only been one death juxtaposed to the twelve recoveries at the time that this piece is published.

Besides the first few cases, there has been no disclosure of the genderedness of the positive results. Scientists and experts conducting various rapid tests and researches around the globe, on different scientific, social, economic, political, and even cultural matters, have generally found that covid-19 strikes men more than women.

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Human rights are sacred

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...

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