Koontse retires 'a happy man'

Kweneng District Council secretary, Mpedi Koontse, has quit the civil service after working for the local government authority for 33 years. Today will be his last day in office.

Although he has been working with politicians, Koontse does not have bruises to show for it.  He only holds fond memories about his job.   

Koontse, who has worked as a chief executive officer for a number of councils in the country, is retiring a happy man.  In fact, he has not been pushed out but is going voluntary.  If he had things his way, he would have retired two years back, but he could not quit because of the recession. 

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