Teachers' unions withdraw court application

Before the Easter break, Botswana Sector of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) and Botswana Teachers Union (BTU), through their lawyers filed an urgent application with the courts, seeking to suspend the operation of a Savingram issued by the MoESD which called upon Regional Education Officers to require teachers to continue working during the school vacation.

Muzila is named as first respondent, while DPSM is the second respondent through new director Carter Morupisi and the Attorney General as the third respondent. Speaking to Mmegi on Wednesday, BOSETU president Shandukani Hlabano said the two unions filed an urgent application because they had activities to participate in during the vacations, and feared the Savingram would hinder their members from participating in the activities.