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Landlocked Botswana’s Truck Drivers Face COVID-19 Dilemma


Landlocked Botswana’s Truck Drivers Face COVID-19 Dilemma
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Botswana’s truck drivers, who deliver the majority of the landlocked country's goods from COVID-hit South Africa, are also responsible for 80 percent of the country's reported COVID-19 cases. Health authorities started testing all truckers for the virus in May, delaying them at the border for days at a time. Mqondisi Dube reports on their plight from Gaborone.

Camera: Reference Sibanda Produced by: Jason Godman

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