BONELA denies reports of looming collapse

The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV and AIDS (BONELA) has denied reports that it is on the verge of collapse.

Recent media reports have indicated that the organisation's efficacy and advocacy roles were waning. However, in an interview yesterday, the organisation's Project Coordinator (Human Rights Monitoring and Awareness Raising) Felistus Motimedi, said they were shocked to learn that the organisation they are so passionate about and working for was 'staggering towards commotion', and that there was 'staff unrest'.

Motimedi said such reports sought to tarnish BONELA's good image and instil a sense of insecurity and doubt about the future of the organisation among staff members and the public.

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