I like the way WUC manages it 'water restriction'

It is consistent and predictable, unlike the chaotic Botswana Power Corporation (BPC).

You know how to stock up with water and you can plan your things.  Yet the water is disconnected for a much longer time (about 9 hours) than the BPC load-shedding period of (about 2 hours).

Firstly the way Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) communicated the schedule of disconnections per area.It was so professional.  They placed an advert with clear categories, emailed around and then, more importantly adhering to the schedule per area.  BPC had a schedule but nobody knows it because on the very first week they ignored their own schedule and started cutting willy nilly, abusing customers.To this day we are just at at their mercy. 

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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