The pain in parastatals

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Every few years, the parastatal sector suffers an organisational shakeup, resulting in job losses. The current round of lay-offs is the latest in a historical series that has plagued the sector. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI, picks a few entities and looks at their current troubles

Botswana Power Corporation (BPC)

The BPC’s well-chronicled troubles stem from the failure of Morupule B to fully function, which in turn has resulted in huge operational losses as a result of increasingly expensive imports and non-cost reflective tariffs. The BPC also suffers from operational inefficiencies, including system losses and poor recoveries. The latest round of job losses is focussed at Morupule B where a decision to divest has been taken.

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