Some African governments are enforcing lockdowns brutally

DURING APARTHEIDThe EconomistThe Economist Today in South Africa, policemen who wanted to control crowds often reached for the —a vicious, three-foot-long whip traditionally made of rhino hide. That symbol of brutality was banned in 1989. But it is back in use as police enforce a 21-day lockdown meant to slow the spread of covid-19.