Dismissed Morupule B labourers demand medical exams

PALAPYE: Thirty dismissed employees of NEPEC 11, a sub-contractor under China National Electronic Equipment Corporation (CNEEC), have called on their former employer to conduct medical tests on them.

They complained that they worked in a high-risk area where there is high voltage electricity. They further complained that they worked with fibreglass, coal dust, limestone, silica dust, smelly paints and all sorts of chemicals and at heights, yet they were not provided with personal protective equipment (PPE) nor risk allowance nor medical checkups.

CNEEC is a company engaged by the Botswana Power Corporations (BPC) at Morupule B power plant.

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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