2021-05-02 13:05:32 GMT2021-05-02 21:05:32(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
GABORONE, May 2 (Xinhua) Workers in Botswana had been used to working the normal 8-5 shifts and they would expect from their respective employers a pay rise and better working conditions.
But that was until the COVID-19 pandemic struck this southern African country, known as a major producer of diamonds.
Like other countries across the globe, Botswana implemented lockdowns and workers were stuck at home, as a precautionary measure to curb the spread and transmission of the global pandemic.
These COVID-19 lockdowns imposed a negative impact on businesses, the youth, rural development and economic growth at large, as Botswana s economy shrank by 8.3 percent in 2020 due to deteriorated diamond sales.
Government’s seeming reluctance to pursue the much awaited Constitutional Review, will not deter Botswana Federation of Public Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) and Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) from embarking on consultation for the review, union leaders have hinted. BOFEPUSU Deputy Secretary General, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, this week revealed to The Voice that they […]
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By Wednesday afternoon, Botswana had recorded, 124 Covid-19 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.
In his address on Monday, the Deputy Director Health Services, Professor Mosepele Mosepele said that they were recording 300 new cases daily, a development he described as a big concern.
However, the latest statistics has received mixed reactions from the public with some calling for a two-week lockdown while others are against it.
The Voice Staffer,
DANIEL CHIDA engages some Members of Parliament, a Union leader and an analyst to get their views on which direction the country should take as a strategy to control the raging virus.