Paraffin shortage hits Francistown region

FRANCISTOWN: Due to the on-going strike actions by transport workers in South Africa, paraffin users in and around Francistown area encounter a blackout period as some service station have been going most of the time without paraffin since beginning of this year February.

Information reaching The Monitor shows that only four filling stations in Francistown supply the whole second city at large and some nearby places.

Paraffin shortage has also been reported in as far as places like Tutume and Maitengwe villages. This is due to that the supply companies have been struggling to bring in as much supplies as they could from South Africa.

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