How BOPEU is losing millions
Friday, September 08, 2017

BOPEU headquraters at the new Central Business District
This is the period before and after the current suspended executive chairperson of the company Andrew Motsamai was employed. Motsamai assumed the position on February 2017. He was given 10 days leave of absence on Wednesday. This follows talks of rampant abuse of resources and poor business decision at the Babereki Investments, a commercial arm of Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU).
It is alleged that over millions of pula went down the drain via multi-million investments at Future Sustain International (FSI) and Fly Mission Services (FMS). It is alleged that he funded the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) with undisclosed amount, an allegation that he denies vigorously.
After weeks of conflict, court battles, and disrupted healthcare services, the promise of talks beginning May 10 offers hope. But this can't be another hollow truce. Both sides must now commit to genuine, good-faith negotiations. The stakes — patients’ lives and public trust in the healthcare system — are too high for half-hearted efforts.The dispute began when doctors, frustrated by what they called 'exploitation' in emergency...