Court throws out BERA trio matter

Court throws out BERA trio matter PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Court throws out BERA trio matter PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Industrial Court has dismissed an urgent application in which three Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) accounts staff was challenging their dismissal from work.

Judge Gaedupe Makgato dismissed the request as not urgent, stating that there is available redress in due course for the three.

The trio Tshegofatso Keitumetse, Tshephang Sebogodi and Nthabiseng Nyepetsi had sought an order for their matter to be heard on urgency. They also wanted the court to set aside their entire disciplinary proceedings of the respondent of February 19, which resulted in their dismissal from work.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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