BNYC boss faces disciplinary action

The committee handed its report to the BNYC board in Gaborone a week ago. Hardly a year after being appointed executive director, Jonas was accused of maladministration by some BNYC staff. The staff accused her of instituting malicious disciplinary action, victimisation and making corrupt appointments.

The two-man committee appointed to investigate Jonas said she refused to participate in the inquiry because she doubted the committee's competence. The committee indicated that it received detailed evidence against Jonas from staff. The committee has reasoned that since Jonas refused to take part in the probe, the staff members have a case against her. "The allegation must therefore be accepted as true and correct in so far as they are not implausible," states the report. The committee has however dismissed some allegations against Jonas as trivial or hearsay.