Former CEDA employees,DCEC add to Thamane’s woes
Friday, January 24, 2025 | 1620 Views |
Under siege: Thamane’s problems have increased as former employees accuse him of various misdeeds.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
As if that is not enough, Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) is on his radar. DCEC's mouthpiece Nlayadzi Gambule only went as far as confirming that they are investigating Thamane and CEDA.
Some former employees of the under fire Citizen Entrepreneurship Development Agency (CEDA) this week submitted a petition to the Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship alleging abuse and harassment by CEDA management. In a petition received by the Assistant Minister, Baratiwa Mathoothe, the former employees lamented that they were wrongfully expelled from work for various reasons and want their way back in or compensation. The former employees also lament that some of them lost their properties in dubious court actions. It has also emerged that a number of former employees still have various cases before courts against the agency mostly emerging as a consequence of a policy where all employees who leave the agency whether by choice or fired were obliged to settle their loans.
It is a warning flare to every Motswana who logs onto social media. As a country, we have reached a point where the line between robust debate and outright destruction has become dangerously blurred. At face value, Mabeo’s response, which seeks an apology and threat of a defamation suit, might seem severe to some. But we cannot ignore the context. The comment in question did not offer a policy critique or question a political decision.It...