Keorapetse calls for Mahupela�s axing

Keorapetse
Keorapetse

Following a tragic accident that claimed four lives and left six others critically injured, Selebi-Phikwe West legislator, Dithapelo Keorapetse has called for the removal of the mine’s general manager Daniel Mahupela.

Keorapetse, who has for long been raising BCL issues in Parliament, also wants minister Kitso Mokaila and the BCL Board to institute a commission of enquiry on occupational health and safety standards at BCL.

“The BCL general manager Daniel Mahupela must take full responsibility for what happened. Mokaila should relieve Mahupela of his duties; under him, BCL has sunk into financial crises and serious decline of health and safety standards,” he said.

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While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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