Border unmanned as BURS strike bites

Last week an Industrial Court decision granted the more than 1,000 Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) members permission to engage in industrial action against BURS.  Last Friday, The Monitor visited Tlokweng border gate, which is one of the busiest to assess the situation on the ground. At this border, 20 workers had downed tools in the morning shift and were gathered under a tree outside the border gate.

To keep themselves busy and to fight off the cold weather, they sung and danced to strike songs. At the counters, few people were busy at work helping the travellers to South Africa.