Unions still rue Khama's regime
Friday, April 30, 2021
FRANCISTOWN: Masego Mogwera, the embattled Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) president still reminisces how Khama, aided and abetted by President Mokgweetsi Masisi, then a senior minister in Khama’s administration, halted the progressive growth of unions in Botswana.
Mogwera says despite the treatment unions in Botswana experienced during the Khama regime, most if not all trade unions and their members in Botswana especially those in the public sector understand their roles and rights.
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