Soldiering on in the dark

BDF Donga camp's week of darkness

There's no urgency because all senior officers are powered by the only working standby generator in the camp, even their canteen has light and the drinks are cold

At the time of going to print on Wednesday night, soldiers stationed at Donga Camp in Francistown were hankering down for a sixth straight night without power.

According to concerned officers, they experienced what they thought was a normal power-cut in the early hours of Friday morning.

However, Sir Seretse Khama Day passed in a powerless blur, the holidays and then the weekend coming ...