BMWU holds crucial congress

SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU)'s four-day congress opens in Francistown today with the election of new officials top of the agenda.

The congress is being held against a backdrop of a sharp a division among current office bearers, a court case loss and questions over the officials' eligibility.

The election of new officials is scheduled for Saturday before the congress winds up on Sunday.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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