Ipelegeng protestor axed from ward committee

Ipelegeng workers on duty FILE PIC
Ipelegeng workers on duty FILE PIC

LOBATSE: A 36-year-old man has been axed from the Ward Development Committee (WDC) and suspended from Ipelegeng, after shutting down the Woodhall Post Office for hours during a protest for delayed Ipelegeng payments.

In November, Tefo Seetso protested for hours at Woodhall Post Office, disrupting activities, while demanding payment for Ipelegeng work. The Lobatse Town Council suspended him from the short-term employment programme until the beginning of March.

Seetso was also slapped with a letter of dismissal from the board of his WDC for “continuous misconduct”.

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