BOPEU Factions To Know Fate On May 23
Monday, May 20, 2019
This follows a situation in which the wars at the union’s business arm played themselves in the open last week at Lobatse High Court. Attorney Gabriel Kanjabanga representing one of the factions led by Olefile Monakwe pleaded with the court to discharge the temporary interdict against his client granted a fortnight ago. He said the suit was not properly before court.
He opposed a rule nisi order granted by Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe of Lobatse High Court a fortnight ago reinstating for union for deposed officials. The order directed that the applicants in the matter Masego Mogwera, Martin Gabobake, Thabologo Galekhutle and legal advisor, Otto Itumeleng who were recently dismissed from Babereki Investments board by Monakwe and other members of BOPEU National Executive Committee (NEC) be reinstated until court gives final verdict on the matter.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...