BCM bosses escape imprisonment by a whisker

Siwawa PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Siwawa PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

FRANCISTOWN: The embattled chief executive officer (CEO) of Botswana Chamber of Mines (BCM) Charles Siwawa and his organisation, face more legal battles, as the organisation go deeper into financial crises.

In his latest legal problem, the attorney representing nine lecturers under the employ of BCM at the Francistown College of Technical and Vocational Education (FCTVE) want Siwawa and David Kgoboko, the chairperson of BCM’s Board of Directors, imprisoned for being in contempt of court.  BCM, Siwawa and Kgoboko are listed as the first, second and third respondents respectively.

The move to imprison Siwawa and Kgoboko, who is the general manager of Morupule Coal Mine, follows a court order that was issued by the High Court here on August 13 directing BCM to pay close to P2 million to the lecturers.

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