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Mogokgwane exits civil service ireful

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After 37 years of loyal service, Serowe-born Dikgang Mogokgwane exited the public service at the end of July this year, ireful as his skirmishes to right his grading benefits from C-2 scale to C-1 proving futile.

He exited the only job that he had served for nearly four decades with a bitter taste in his mouth, considering the way he was treated.

As if the pain associated with failed job grading that carried further remuneration was not enough, glaucoma that was first diagnosed in 2012 has now taken its toll on his health. It has eaten on his sight, his sight leaving him diametrically confined to the use of a walking stick like a stylish pantsula fella.

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