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Bordering on frustration

A RETURN to lockdown is another blow to our economy, but this time around the element of surprise has been removed.

Whether or not a second wave could have been prevented is beyond my expertise, nonetheless, we were warned of the possibility long before the first wave was over.

So why, this time around, have we seen border closures become an even bigger mess than they were a few months ago?

When there was a shortage of toilet paper, tinned food and pasta, all eyes turned to the truckies. Now that supermarket

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