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WUC serves poor quality water—AG report

Gaborone dam
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The latest Auditor General’s report shows that Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) is performing below par with Batswana still not able to access potable water.

As if that is not bad enough, communities are said to have been drinking water that does not meet required specifications. Auditor General (AG), Pulane Letebele presented the report for financial year ending March 2021 to Finance Minister, Peggy Serame recently.

The objective of the performance audit was to assess whether the WUC had put measures in place to ensure that provision of potable water services was carried out in an economic, efficient and effective manner in the country.

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