BOFEPUSU loses against Khama, Morupisi

Friday, May 02, 2014

BOFEPUSU leadership leaving Court of Appeal recently. PIC KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

LOBATSE: The Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) suffered a major blow to their case against President Ian Khama and Directorate of Public Service Management director, Carter Morupisi.

The union had sought to have their issues heard urgently, and further asked the court to put a gag on Khama and Morupisi from making any unilateral announcements on bargaining council matters.

However, Lobatse High Court Judge Michael Leburu dismissed the unions’ case before he even dealt with its merits. Unions were further ordered to pay government costs of the litigation.

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