Rari, Motshegwa hang BOFEPUSU boots
Friday, September 15, 2023 | 1980 Views |
Rari PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Having been part of the team that joined the leadership of the federation post the 2011 public sector trade unions dubbed the mother of all strikes, Rari, a teacher by training, feels he has played his part in establishing a federation of BOFEPUSU’s magnitude.
“We found BOFEPUSU acting more like a trade union than the federation that it is today,” explained the fiery trade unionist that also doubles as the secretary-general for BOSETU (Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union). BOFEPUSU at the time was more into the domain of trade unions than its current rightful place as a federation of repute.
It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...