Walia hits back at BUAN in retrenched driver's case
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | 770 Views |
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In a ruling delivered last Friday, BUAN once again lost the legal battle against its driver, Gilbert John Ramontsho who was retrenched when the institution converted to a university four years ago.
The university had tried to fight back in what is akin to a ‘back door’ tactic to avoid reinstating and paying Ramontsho's four-year back-pays after the CoA had ruled in February this year that his retrenchment in 2019 was unlawful.
It is a warning flare to every Motswana who logs onto social media. As a country, we have reached a point where the line between robust debate and outright destruction has become dangerously blurred. At face value, Mabeo’s response, which seeks an apology and threat of a defamation suit, might seem severe to some. But we cannot ignore the context. The comment in question did not offer a policy critique or question a political decision.It...