BMWU, MCM formalise recognition agreement

FRANCISTOWN: The phrase "learning the hard way" may aptly describe the experience of employees of Mowana Copper Mine (MCM) following the latter’s failure to pay them on time.

In the aftermath of the mine’s failure to pay the workers’ September salaries in full and on time, over 200 employees joined the Botswana Mining Workers Union (BMWU) in an endeavour to foster good industrial relations with MCM.

The workers were not members of BMWU before the salaries conundrum.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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