Phikwe business laments 'casual' power solutions

SELEBI-PHIKWE: The government has been rapped for what the business community call "a casual approach" to the power shortages which have plunged the country into crisis.

The government was also criticised for failing to present its short-term strategies to ease the power cuts.

During a Botswana Confederation of Commerce Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) budget review dinner in Selebi-Phikwe, most businesses said the government had undermined the magnitude of the power cuts.

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Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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