Hope for end to Maun electricity crisis
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Since Saturday, areas from Dukwi, to Nata and Maun have been without electricity, adversely affecting homes and businesses.
Consumers took to social media to express outrage over the blackout, while pictures of damaged perishables were also shared on social media. One major retail chain in Maun reportedly threw out perishable goods worth tens of thousands of pula recently.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...