Former Railways legal head loses P876k compensation bid

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Justice Modiri Letsididi. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The High Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Botswana Railways employee, Mokhurutshe Mokhurutshe, who was seeking over P876,000 in damages for what he claimed was an unlawful dismissal.

Judge President Modiri Letsididi recently ruled that the dismissal was lawful and that the litigant had failed to prove his entitlement to any of the allowances he claimed.

"The dismissal was lawful and about the claim, as far as the evidence submitted by the organisation, you have never acted in the new position," Justice Letsididi said.

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Former Railways legal head loses P876k compensation bid

The High Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Botswana Railways employee, Mokhurutshe Mokhurutshe, who was seeking over P876,000 in damages for what he claimed was an unlawful dismissal.

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