Tlhagale: A teacher who traded his chalk for workers� struggle

Tlhagale at a previous BMWU rally
Tlhagale at a previous BMWU rally

Over 100 days after the BCL Group of Mines closure after it was placed under provisional liquidation, Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE speaks to Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) president Jack Tlhagale. Like a commander-in-chief of the armed forces in a combat, he bemoans his Union losing 3,900 members and over P200, 000 in monthly subscriptions

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Fiery trade unionist Tlhagale’s strong bond with his teaching career had a significant bearing on his passion to lead others.

In this interview, the Maun-born former social studies teacher narrates his journey from classroom, to Jwaneng’s Debswana Mine and to the Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) headquarters, the Union House in Selebi-Phikwe.

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