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Sep 2022
13m 25s

Can Botswana solve its neighbours energy...

Bbc World Service
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<p>Many people across the continent rely on generators when the electricity supply is unreliable in their countries. Blackouts or planned loadshedding have become common in Zimbabwe and South Africa, leaving families without power for hours at a time. But neighbouring Botswana is hoping to change all of that. Botswana Power Corporation – the state owned ... Show More
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