MESD wins against teachers

The case was attended by scores of teachers from many parts of the country who were hoping for the best. But they left the Francistown High Court an unhappy lot after Justice Bashi Moesi ruled in favour of the ministry.

When delivering the ruling, Justice Moesi said it is common cause that teachers in government schools are members of BOSETU on one hand whilst they are employees of government through MESD. “It is common cause that there is an entity called Botswana Examination Council (BEC) which though is not a party to these proceedings is a key stakeholder in matters over which the parties from time to time contracted.