Saturday, March 15, 2025

Gov’t frustrates BR Board’s attempts to Fire ‘unfit’ General Manager

Botswana Railways (BR) General Manager (GM) Conductor Masena has more lives than a pussy. Several attempts by the BR Board of Management to sack Masena have hit a snag, thanks to the support he enjoys from the Executive.

When he cleared his desk in October 2024, then Minister of Transport and Communications, Eric Molale, again turned a blind eye to the Board’s dismissal recommendation letters, which piled up on his ‘in’ tray.

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