Former BOCONGO employee loses P1m lawsuit

Lobatse High Court judge Michael Leburu yesterday cast a dark cloud over Bolele's bid to sue BOCONGO after he ruled that her employment contract was procedurally and lawfully terminated.

Bolele has been fighting tooth and nail with BOCONGO over termination of her contract barely two months into the job as the executive secretary for the NGO. Justice Leburu said the application by Bolele was non justifiable as the employment contract was procedurally and lawfully terminated. "The said contract was terminated in terms of the contract of employment. The offer letter, whose terms formed part of the contract and whose terms were accepted by Bolele, contained a six months probationary period," Leburu said. He further found that the contract also contained a termination clause, which entitled either party to terminate the contract by giving a month's notice or payment of one month's salary in lieu thereof.