BOFEPUSU fails to overturn its deregistration

Justice Singh Walia of the High Court has dismissed an attempt by the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Union (BOFEPUSU) to overturn the 2009 cancellation of its registration by the Registrar of Trade Unions and Employers Organisation.

This means that BOFEPUSU has ceased to exist as a federation of trade unions and together with its affiliates would not enjoy the rights, immunities and privileges of a federation of trade unions.

Delivering judgement on Wednesday at the Lobatse High Court, Walia said that BOFEPUSU received a notice from the registrar proposing to cancel its registration as it had been procured by misrepresentation or mistake.

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