BOFEPUSU With UB Workers Against Norris

David Norris PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
David Norris PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Botswana Federation of Public, Parastatal and Private Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) has thrown its weight behind University of Botswana (UB) workers in their call for the dismissal of the institution’s Vice Chancellor Professor David Norris.

Last week, the University of Botswana Academic Senior Support Staff Union, (UBASSSU), University of Botswana Staff Union (UBSU) and University of Botswana Manual Workers Union jointly petitioned the Minister of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology, Douglas Letsholathebe to fire Norris.

The workers union protested over issues of staff welfare and conditions of service, which they complained that they are subjected to the dustbin under the leadership of Norris.

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