Thirst in the midst of abundance
Friday, February 27, 2015
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Pouring out: Ntimbale Dam is 95% full. PIC: GOOGLE EARTH
Ntimbale Dam, one of the most successful in Botswana, often has plenty of water. Surprisingly, however, villagers within its vicinity complain about shortages of water.
The villagers’ cries for water finally broke through to local leaders, when councillors raised the emotive issue during this week’s full council meeting.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...