'Debswana 461' future bleak

The future of the 461 ex-employees of Debswana, who were fired in 2004 gets bleaker every day, as the resolution to their case continually shifts into the distant future.

It has emerged that the case should have been heard at the Court of Appeal this month but the lawyers for the two parties failed to reach an agreement on security of costs until the 2nd of this month. 

The deadline for enrolment of cases at the appeals court was June 20th. This means the case will only be heard during the January 2009 session of the Court of Appeal. The October session has since been set aside.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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