BOPEU recovers P11 million – Mogwera

Tuesday, December 07, 2021 | 4010 Views |

Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) president, Masego Mogwera has disclosed that the P11 million the union’s business wing, Babereki investments was defrauded of, has been recovered.

Addressing the BOPEU Congress at the official opening today in Palapye, Mogwera said various court battles launched to pursue various looters of the BOPEU coffers are yielding results and that she will continue to pursue more assets.

Mogwera also disclosed that the long-running court battles had cost the union millions of pula, with P5 million paid to a certain law firm in just 12 months. The developments, she said, were concerning.

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BOPEU recovers P11 million – Mogwera

Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) president, Masego Mogwera has disclosed that the P11 million the union’s business wing, Babereki investments was defrauded of, has been recovered.

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