Permanent Secretary (P.S) in the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Jimmy Opelo has urged traders to utilize Botswana’s Dry Port facility located in Walvis Bay, Namibia as a preferred route to the Botswana market. Speaking in a consultative meeting with stakeholders on Wednesday this week, Opelo said there are vast opportunities and conveniences offered by […]
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SUSPENDED: Opelo
As more senior civil servants fall by the way side either being re-deployed, pushed into early retirement, or getting suspended, it has emerged that the latest casualty was informed of his demise in just one sentence.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security Jimmy Opelo was suspended just over week ago.
Our sources tell us that “he received a letter with one sentence stating that he is placed on suspension pending criminal investigations in the ministry”.
Although there is no explanation to the suspension, the ministry has in recent months dominated public discussions on social media on a number of topics ranging from the poultry industry; procurement of seeds for the ISPAAD programme, and the new project of using drones for measurement of ploughing fields.
The Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board (BAMB) has axed chief executive officer (CEO), Leonard Morakaladi under dubious circumstances.
Sources close to BAMB board room reveal that clandestine meetings at BAMB to undermine management progress have a bearing on his sacking. Acting Board Chairperson Ruth Mphathi comes out as the alleged invisible hand behind the decision.
In a letter dated 24 February 2021, Mphathi warned Morakaladi that his contract is ending 28
th February 2021 despite the contract being left with 2 years.
“This serves to inform you that your employment contract as approved by the Ministry of Agriculture is ending 28
th February 2021.The Board acknowledges that in terms of the contract signed with yourself, the duration of the contract is from the 5