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Landlocked Botswana Truck Drivers Face'¯COVID-19 Dilemma

Mqondisi Dube

   GABORONE, BOTSWANA - Trucker Wisiso Balathi used to look forward to his
   daily drive from his home country,'¯Botswana,'¯to pick up goods in
   neighboring South Africa.

   But since the COVID-19 pandemic, border trips for truckers like him
   have become a nightmare of being tested and forced to wait up to five
   days for results.

   Balathi says the conditions at the border check are awful, with no food
   vendors or proper toilets. At times, he thinks of quitting his job.

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