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Voluntary exit plan under fire as BOFEPUSU raises concerns

Bofepuso members PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Bofepuso members PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) has launched a blistering attack on the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM), accusing its Director Gaone Macholo of unlawfully attempting to restructure the public service through a voluntary separation programme without following due process.

BOFEPUSU Secretary General Robert Rabasimane said in a statement that the federation rejects what it describes as a unilateral and illegal move disguised as public service reforms. According to Rabasimane, Macholo’s actions have reinforced the union's long-standing concerns about alleged mismanagement within the public service.

"This is not reform," Rabasimane said. "It is retrenchment by stealth and an unsolicited provocation."

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