Unions launch own property scheme

Unigem (Pty) Ltd., a local company owned by the five public sector unions, was launched on Thursday last week.

Unigem is owned by the Botswana Teachers' Union, Botswana Secondary School Teachers' Union, Botswana Public Employees' Union, the Botswana Land Boards and Local Authorities Workers' Union and the National Amalgamated Central and Local Government and Parastatal Workers Union.

The new company was contracted by the government to administer the Government Motor Vehicle and Residential Property Advance Scheme (GEMVAS) last year.

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