The right call
THE decision by Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro to impose a total lockdown is coming four weeks late after the proverbial horses have bolted.
Late as it is, we however think it was the right call to make.
As early as December last year, the alarm bells were already being sounded over the potential threat Basotho migrant workers would pose if they were allowed to come back home.
The government did absolutely nothing to stop the illegal movement of people.
There were no tests at the borders.
Four weeks later, we are beginning to see the fatal cost of our indecisiveness and prevarication; the numbers of those infected by Covid-19 and those who have unfortunately died have gone up astronomically.