THE fight to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus must not be based on browbeating people so as to make them adhere to the preventive measures being preached by the Ministry of Health.Instead, the drive should aim at winning the confidence of the people and win them over so that they could start to appreciate what is at stake – their very lives.It must be brought to their attention that coronavirus, or Covid-19 is no respecter of age, status, political affiliation or position in life.It is in this vein that we ask authorities in Siavonga to take drastic action against the so-called vigilantes who are reportedly brutalising residents on the pretext of enforcing the presidential directive on Covid-19.The vigilantes who include police reservists are clearly misfits who must be flushed out before the situation gets out of hand.A local resident, Mr Victor Muzunda called on the authorities to act on the vigilantes who were […]
NOT HOOLIGANISM
