Monakwe Loses Appeal Against Mogwera & Co

Olefile Fast Monakwe acting president BOPEU PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Olefile Fast Monakwe acting president BOPEU PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) acting president, Olefile Monakwe’s grip on the union suffered yet another blow on Friday after the Court of Appeal (CoA) dismissed his appeal against Masego Mogwera’s faction.

Monakwe, who has been involved in a tussle with former union president Mogwera over control of the union, had approached CoA seeking it to overturn Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe’s judgement that reinstated Mogwera and three other directors of Babereki Investments to their positions. 

The litigation followed the purported suspension of Mogwera from the union as well as their deposition from her union’s investment arm, Babereki Investments alongside fellow directors Martin Gabobakwe, Tlhabologo Galekhutle and Otto Itumeleng during a meeting held on April 27, 2019.

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