Power outages court poverty

Friday, February 08, 2008

Batswana in Gaborone are worried that the growing power outages experienced countrywide impact negatively on their lives socially, economically and educationally.

A random survey reveals that some people depend heavily on electricity and they cannot cope without it. Some stated that everything in their houses uses electricity and without power nothing would be all right.

Others in crime-infested areas fear for their lives as their security is compromised because they believe criminals may pounce on them taking advantage of the darkness during a power cut. Even the security alarms do not work when there is no power.

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