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Olefile Monakwe PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Olefile Monakwe PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Acting president of Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU), Olefile Monakwe has applied for a stay of execution of the High Court order reinstating Babereki Investments chairperson Masego Mogwera and three other members of the board of directors of the company.

The application stays pending final determination of the matter by the appeals court.

Mogwera and three others were dismissed as members of the board of directors of the Union’s investment arm, Babereki Investments (Pty) Ltd.  She, along with Martin Gabobakwe, Tlhabologo Galekhutle and Otto Itumeleng were on April 27 dismissed by BOPEU first president, Olefile Monakwe. 

Editor's Comment
Justice served, but healing must follow

His horrific actions, betraying the trust placed in him to protect children have rightly been met with the full force of the law. Whilst we commend the court’s decision, this case forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about safeguarding our children and the lifelong scars such abuse leaves.Magistrate Kefilwe Resheng’s firm sentencing sends a powerful message that those who harm children will face severe consequences. Her words rightly...

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