Women bosses get celebrity treat at Madikwe
Friday, October 26, 2007
The eight women were the manager of Urban Space, Noelene Farr, director of departmental management at the directorate of public service management, Nobantu Kalake, marketing and communications manager of the Botswana Power Corporation, Tlhomamiso Selato, leadmaster at Kgabosereto Junior Secondary School, Maruapula Pilane, Botswana Power Corporation human resources manager, Ipaballe Bolelang, Vero Kgakge the finance and administration manager for SADC's development finance and resource center, Mamotswa Mguni, customer service and membership manager at the Botswana Medical Aid (BOMAID) and Kim Hendricks, manager of the Bytes Technology Group.
They were nominated by their subordinates, who called in to say they were excellent bosses during Shombie Ellis' morning show on Gabz FM, in a competition that was run by the department of South African tourism.
The statement, whilst some may say, comes a little bit too late, is timely as gender-based violence (GBV) continues to haunt the country. A week hardly passes without reports of a wife, a girlfriend or boyfriend being killed by their intimate partners. Just recently, a high-ranking officer stationed at Glen Valley Barracks reportedly murdered his wife and has so far managed to evade arrest. It is also alleged that another soldier murdered his...