Khama fires Venson-Moitoi

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

In what sounded like an April Fool's Day prank' President Ian Khama finally bowed to pressure by firing the Minister of Educationand Skills Development (MoESD), Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi

The Permanent Secretary to the President, Eric Molale, disclosed in a press release yesterday that Venson-Moitoi has been given leave of absence from her ministerial duties. The release said the Serowe South MP has been redeployed on special assignment within the Ministry of Education in a strange cabinet reshuffle that produced a number of acting ministerial appointments.

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Khama fires Venson-Moitoi

In what sounded like an April Fool's Day prank' President Ian Khama finally bowed to pressure by firing the Minister of Educationand Skills Development (MoESD), Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi