Graft rife in councils - DCEC Report
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Some of the issues brought before the graft-busting agency were "misappropriation of funds, connivance of council officials and clients, bribery, irregular procurement practices, misuse of council property and deviation from established procedures".
In an effort to assist councils build corruption resistant systems through assignment studies aimed at identifying corruption opportunities and making recommendations for improvements the Central, Ghanzi, Kweneng and Southern district councils were examined.
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...