DCEC Boss Ducks Phiri Questionnaire

Simbi Phiri
Simbi Phiri

It is Friday lunchtime, and I got a phone call from Botlhale Makgekgenene, the deputy director general of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) inviting me to her office.

I got exited thinking that she was finally going to respond to the questionnaire I sent to her office earlier.  The questionnaire attempted to get the DCEC high-ranking official’s response after she was accused in various local and South African media for possible abuse of office by local investor and South African-based businesman Simbi Phiri.

The businessman had alleged that the DCEC waged a war against him shortly after he had turned down a request from the DCEC deputy boss’s husband, who is a cousin of Phiri, to have a 30 per cent stake in Khato Civils Botswana.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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