Diesel Power industrial dispute judgment in October

FRANCISTOWN: Justice Galesite Baruti of the Industrial Court, will on October 2 deliver judgment in a case in which 53 current and former employees of Diesel Power Botswana (DPB) are suing the company over allegations of unpaid working hours.

DPB has been awarded a contract to provide hard-rock opencast mining services at African Copper’s Thakadu and Mowana open pit copper mines in Botswana.

Countering the suit, DPB’s attorney Tebogo Machinya said it is not clear who signed the power of urgency or attorney on behalf of the applicants.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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