Stakeholders complain of inconsistent WUC bills

FRANCISTOWN: Stakeholders from different villages surrounding Francistown have complained of inconsistent Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) bills that they say are forever coming to their mail addresses with different readings.

Speaking at the WUC Stakeholder Infrastructure Tour held at WUC Regional offices in Francistown last Thursday, the stakeholders who included Dikgosi and Village Development Committee (VDC) members from villages such as, Chadibe, Borolong, Shashemooke, Tonota, Mathangwane and Semotswane could not withhold their complaints.

Kgosi Dialwa Moalosi of Tonota said that they are faced with a challenge of water bills that are coming with different readings for the same month."You will find that three bills of a given month will come through and they will have different charges. This makes us wonder whether WUC is doing its job properly as we never know which bill is accurate," said Moalosi.

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