These clarities are boring

This week, we received a lot of information and clarifications from Government Enclave following a press conference called by the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) last week.

The first was from the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, accusing the media of distorting facts about the labour situation in Botswana and slamming BOFEPUSU. 

First, we must mention that the ministry is never available to clarify any 'distortions' before print or answer queries, except when it calls a press briefing to publicise its agenda or projects. We have tried many times before to contact the ministry's public relations office seeking clarity on several issues but got no response.At best we get a reply after waiting, what seems like, forever.

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Closure as pain lingers

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