BDF, 'Romeo and Juliet' feud ends

Friday, April 20, 2018

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) and their own star-crossed lovers who were dismissed for fraternising in the workplace have finally settled their longstanding dispute.

The two parties were back in court on Wednesday at the instigation of the BDF who had appealed the judgement that forced the reinstatement of the pair and the contempt of court judgement decided to settle the matter once and for all.

BDF’s own Romeo and Juliet, Thabang Tlhapisang and her lover Kozondu Cisquo Uariua, have never been at peace and have been at loggerheads with their boss and BDF Commander following their dismissal for allegedly contravening the military’s Policy on Fraternisation and Sexual Harassment.

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