BDF retirees

On Monday, the Attorney General, the Ministry of Defence and Security and retired soldiers were supposed to face off in a case in which the latter is suing the government for transferring their pension to the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) without their consent. The parties have agreed to negotiate after the State indicated that it is ready to implement the Presidential Directive of 2024.

In a brief interview with one of the ex-soldiers and representative of ‘A re Itshekeng’, Brigadier Mabe Gaborone, he said they agreed to go for negotiations since the government proposed the arrangement. “They have proposed a negotiation and out of court settlement. If we reach an agreement then we will go back to court on July 19 for a consent court order,” he said.