BERA fires accounting staff

Rose Seretse PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Rose Seretse PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

In an unprecedented move, Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) has fired almost its entire accounts staff for leaking information to the press.

Except for one employee, the staff were on grounds that they had wilfully discussed information relating to the organisation with newspaper outlets. The authority confirmed yesterday that Chawada Machacha, (director of finance and procurement), Tshegofatso Keitumetse (accountant) and Tshepang Nyepetsi (accounts officer) have been dismissed with immediate effect.

Two weeks ago, a local newspaper published damning allegations about the BERA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rose Seretse.

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