Jurisdiction of Gaongalelwe�s court in stay of execution case questioned

BOFEPUSU leadership addressing a press briefing.PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
BOFEPUSU leadership addressing a press briefing.PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

Botswana Federation of Public, Private Parastatals Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) says the decision by Justice Monametsi Gaongalelwe to hear a case in which the Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) had applied for stay of execution of a returnable judgement of another Court was wrong.

BOPEU had, jointly with Government, applied to the Court of Appeal (CoA) to suspend the implementation of the judgement of Justice Tshepo Motswagole of the High Court.

Motswagole had ruled that the Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC) has the sole powers to negotiate and effect salary increments on behalf of all public servants as opposed to the Government’s unilateralism on the matter.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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