Should MoE staff be concerned about job security?

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While employment in government has always been aligned with job security, recent unprecedented dismissals at the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoE) have left many employees uncertain of their future.

The campaign to revamp its operations under new broom, minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, purportedly for a more positive result, is now being viewed with suspicion as employees allege party factionalism as the determinant factor amoung other dubious reasons.Opelo Makhandlela, former deputy permanent secretary (Regional Operations) was retired with immediate effect last Friday, while DPS Molake Baeti Molake was re-deployed to the Office of the President (OP) where he will be serving as deputy secretary with immediate effect from yesterday.

But their departure has sparked much speculation, with the new leadership being accused of pursuing a vendetta against the four DPS.

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