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Bargaining Council returns in June

Seven years after it was dissolved, the Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC) is expected to return in June.

The Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) acting director, Omponye Kereteletswe told the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) last week that the promise was made by President Mokgweetsi Masisi soon after he came into office in 2018.

Though the promise was also reiterated during his party’s campaign before the 2019 general election, to this day the PSBC remains dissolved. Kereteletswe told the Dithapelo Keorapetse-led committee that PSBC, which has been a standing item for quite some time, will be in place soon.

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