Court orders Finance PS to apologise to axed employee
Friday, October 24, 2025 | 770 Views |
The court further ordered that Bleskit be reinstated to her employment PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
This was after Justice Modiri Letsididi found that Kganetsano had caused distress and embarrassment to Katamelo Deborah Bleskit as a result of the unlawful and procedurally flawed decision to retire her on medical grounds without a medical assessment.
Letsididi recently ordered that Kganetsano's decision in his capacity as Permanent Secretary, as well as the decision maker who took the impugned decision dated 14th April 2025, retiring Bleskit from the public service on medical grounds, be reviewed and set aside, and/or declared a nullity.
It is a warning flare to every Motswana who logs onto social media. As a country, we have reached a point where the line between robust debate and outright destruction has become dangerously blurred. At face value, Mabeo’s response, which seeks an apology and threat of a defamation suit, might seem severe to some. But we cannot ignore the context. The comment in question did not offer a policy critique or question a political decision.It...