Electricity Tariff Increase Was Unavoidable, Moagi Explains
Monday, March 30, 2020
News on Wednesday that electricity tariffs would go up on April 1, was greeted with outrage by consumers, who said the increment was ill-timed as households and the general economy reel under the impact of the Coronavirus.
Briefing journalists on Thursday, Moagi explained that non-cost reflective local electricity tariffs set against high import power costs were weighing on the Corporation. Local tariffs are approximately six US cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16 US cents in countries like Namibia.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...