Between rocks and hard places

摘要

IN PHAKALANE, an affluent suburb of Botswana's sleepy capital Gaborone, a modern assembly line spits out thousands of batteries destined for southern African cars. Whether in glitzy Bentleys beloved of the South African elite or the beaten-up Toyotas swerving to avoid Harare's pot-holes, the devices made by employees of Chloride Exide keep the region moving.