MASERU - THE High Court has ordered the government to reverse its decision to transfer eight officers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to other ministries.C
Fight over embassy posts
MASERU – A group of civil servants has sued the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over appointments to diplomatic positions.
The seventeen employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs allege that the appointments violate procedure and should be reversed.
They also claim that the interviews and appointments were shrouded in secrecy.
But while the case is still pending in the courts, the ministry is alleged to have transferred eight of the 17 officers who have filed the lawsuit.
This has triggered allegations that the ministry is victimising some of the officers or trying to intimidate others to abandon the case.
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’Marafaele Mohloboli
EIGHT of the 17 civil servants who are suing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations for “unfairly” overlooking them in the deployments to foreign missions have been served with transfer letters to other ministries.
The eight are Khotso Mabaso (transferred to the Public Works ministry), Ngaka Ramoroke (to Labour and Employment), ‘Nyane Moeti (to Tourism, Lebohang Tlhoriso (to Public Service), ‘Mapuleng Mokitimi (to Communications, Science and Technology), David Ntheola (to Forestry, Range and Soil Conservation) ’Mathapelo Kanono to Defence and National Security) and Thakane Thene (to Mining).