Government 'fires' striking doctors

However the workers have not received letters of dismissal as government says the letters will be ready in five days, according to a Btv news bulletin.

Last week government ordered essential services workers to resume duties or face dismissal, among them were doctors who downed stethoscopes in demand for a 16% pay rise and better working conditions. The warning followed a court ruling that the workers should not be on strike. The workers have through the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU), appealed the decision of the Industrial Court. The essential services workers have however insisted that they will not resume duties.