All hell breaks loose at BLLAHWU special congress

Comrades in arms: Unionists, amongthem BLLAHWU members, during the 2011 strike
Comrades in arms: Unionists, amongthem BLLAHWU members, during the 2011 strike

A special congress of the Botswana Landboards, Local Authorities and Health Workers Union turned sour over the weekend when some disgruntled members aggressively pushed for a motion of non- confidence in the leadership, promoting the summoning of police.

The leadership of Botswana Land boards, Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU) allegedly called the police to quell dissidents seeking to push a motion of no confidence over the weekend. 

The special congress was convened to amend the constitution.

Editor's Comment
We salute Kgomo Khumo for a job well done

Stock theft has become rampant and difficult to contain thus keeping the police on their toes as the country is rocked by stock theft cases that are becoming difficult to contain.This form of crime is causing great misery to farmers in Botswana, especially in rural communities that largely depend on agriculture for a living. As stock theft cases escalate, the police say that most of the meat consumed in major towns and villages is from stolen...

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