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Prosecutors lament poor work conditions

Attorney General Abram
Attorney General Abram

After numerous efforts to get redress within the Ministry of Justice, prosecutors under the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) have turned to the President Mokgweetsi Masisi.

The prosecutors lament unfair treatment and unsafe working conditions. “In the past year, we have brought several of our grievances to our management right up to ministerial level.

It is, however, disappointing your Excellency that our grievances have continued to land on deaf ears as to this date we still await feedback on issues raised. We had even gone as far as engaging the Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) but our efforts are not yielding any fruit because our management is stalling the negotiations.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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