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Union leaders scolded for overstaying

Mavis Keogotsitse PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Mavis Keogotsitse PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

FRANCISTOWN: Executive secretary of the Southern African Trade Union Coordination Council (SATUCC), Mavis Koogotsitse has expressed her frustrations about the lack of accountability and succession plans for some of the local trade unions.

She was amongst key speakers at the Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) central executive committee (CEC) meeting in Palapye this week.

The history of local trade unions is littered with tales of leaders who do not want to let go their positions because they are financially rewarding.

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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