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In this tussle stands the powerful Collins Newman and Company (CNC) led by managing partner Parks Tafa and senior partner Rizwan Desai. The trio wants Business Weekly and Review, managing editor Tshireletso Motlogelwa and reporter Keabetswe Newel to...

Johnson Motshwarakgole The success of the strike can be attributed to Motshwarakgole, BOFEPUSU labour secretary. He gave the strike political direction. Motshwarakgole, an experienced trade unionist, is someone who wields much power and is often...

On April 19, 2011 the second day of the strike I joined three union leaders who were assigned the duty of assessing the effect of the strike in the Central and North East District. I got a lift from Botswana Land Boards Local Authorities and Health...

Government had been ordered to show cause why an order given two weeks ago in favour of BOFEPUSU freezing the increment, should not be made final. Ruhukya, who said he was unimpressed with government’s conduct, postponed the case to allow BOFEPUSU...

This is according to the Afrobarometer report titled: “Botswana’s democratic consolidation: What will it take?” dated January 2016 complied by Rorisang Lekalake. “One of its longstanding weaknesses has been low levels of civic engagement....

In the Deed of Transfer No. 1965/2006 dated August 18, 2006, Molatlhegi is stated as having acted as a conveyancer, with power of attorney granted to him by the applicant Kaone Molapo on August 14, 2006. In the deal it was stated that Molapo had sold...

Tshukudu, who is also the Botswana Teachers’ Union (BTU) president, was on April 8, 2016 transferred from his position as a senior lecturer at Tlokweng College of Education to the MTC as chief administration officer (I). In his founding affidavit...

If Olopeng does not listen, Masisi will report him to President Ian Khama. This was after the Selebi-Phikwe West legislator, Dithapelo Keorapetse, complained to the Speaker, Gladys Kokorwe, that Olopeng hardly attends Parliament sittings on...

This was after lawyers from Kebonyemodisa Law office inducted them on learning the laws of Botswana. Giving a keynote address, assistant minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Sadique Kebonang said Chinese investment in Botswana is welcome....

The British human rights advocate says in 2002 the government arbitrarily withdrew services from the CKGR to make Basarwa vacate the area against their will. “This was an abuse of power. If the government now intends to restore some of these...

In a letter written to minister Unity Dow late last year, which she says she never saw, the teachers’ unions warned that proceeding without consultation could prove counter-productive even to the Ian Khama administration. In the letter to Dow,...

Dow told Parliament on Monday that she had listened very carefully during the last few days as the Bill was being debated. “I am convinced that if we are to go to a vote, the bill would pass. On the other hand Madam Speaker, an important issue has...

Last year Botswana Sectors for Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) and Botswana Teachers’ Union (BTU) engaged Sefelani Thapelo and Mboki Chilisa to advise on the draft Botswana Examinations Council Amendment Bill of 2015. The duo advised that the...

The federation wants minister Edwin Batshu to consult them. In the writ of summons filed by attorney Nelson Ramaotwana last Friday, the federation says Batshu failed to consult BOFEPUSU on the then envisaged draft amendment of the Trade Dispute Bill....

BOFEPUSU is lobbying individual MPs to vote against the amendments, as anything to the contrary would see to the depletion of labour rights.  “We have regrettably learnt that the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs has tabled amendments to Trade...