A transport organisation that Botswana inherited from Zimbabwe 36 years ago may itself be as broke as that country has been for decades now. Jinx or not,
The Botswana Transport and General Workers Union (BTGWU) has hauled the Botswana Railways before the Gaborone Industrial Court for breach of its contractual
2021-05-02 13:05:32 GMT2021-05-02 21:05:32(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
GABORONE, May 2 (Xinhua) Workers in Botswana had been used to working the normal 8-5 shifts and they would expect from their respective employers a pay rise and better working conditions.
But that was until the COVID-19 pandemic struck this southern African country, known as a major producer of diamonds.
Like other countries across the globe, Botswana implemented lockdowns and workers were stuck at home, as a precautionary measure to curb the spread and transmission of the global pandemic.
These COVID-19 lockdowns imposed a negative impact on businesses, the youth, rural development and economic growth at large, as Botswana s economy shrank by 8.3 percent in 2020 due to deteriorated diamond sales.
16th December 2020
The Botswana Railways (BR) is apparently struggling to find a suitable candidate to fill the vacant position of chief executive officer (CEO). The post becomes vacant at the end of this month when the incumbent CEO – Leonard Makwinja is expected to exit.
Makwinja’s contract was not renewed after President Mokgweetsi Masisi constituted a commission of enquiry to investigate circumstances that led to the derailment of Botswana Railways passenger train in December 2019, near Bonwapitse river resulting in two BR employees losing their lives.
The commission of inquiry has since completed the investigations and the bulky report has long been handed to the minister of transport and communications, Thulagano Segokgo, who is also expected to table the report before parliament sometime next year.