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Ketlhalefile Motshegwa is having the last laugh against Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) Chairman, Solomon Mantswe after court ordered his reinstatement as a Trustee representing Botswana Landboards, Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU).
Motshegwa and his trade union, BLLAHWU where he is the Secretary General sued BPOPF after Mantswe ochestrated a spirited fight to have him expelled from the Board because he had stood as a candidate contesting a parliamentary seat in the 2019 general elections under the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). BLLAHWU was represented by its attorney Nelson Ramaotwana.
Delivering the judgment four weeks ago, Lobatse High Court Judge Mercy Garekwe said BPOPF are compelled to admit Motshegwa on Board of Trustees of BPOPF with immediate effect. Garekwe also ordered that the decision by the BPOPF Board of Trustees to expel Motshegwa from the board on 16