Northwestern flicker of hope for thirsty Gaborone

Earlier this week, the 500,000 or so residents of the Greater Gaborone region received communication many have come to loathe and fear in equal amounts.   The Water Utilities Corporation announced that due to a burst on the North South Carrier near Palapye, water supply to Gaborone and surrounding areas would be cut for three days or more starting on March 28.

This is over and above the tri-weekly water cuts through which the corporation has attempted to prolong the limited supplies of water to the country’s most economically important region. Since November 2012, the city and its environs have borne an ever-deepening water supply crisis.