PPADB battles to stamp out tender corruption
Friday, July 07, 2017
PPADB chairperson Bridget John
According to the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), public tendering corruption has become so rampant and embedded in the country that it has now become the bane of the economic development agenda.
Even the global anti-corruption coalition, Transparency International (TI), indicated that while Botswana is internationally rated as the least corrupt, the country is still faced with some challenges with regard to corruption.
That rare sight deserves heartfelt praise, not only for President Duma Boko and his administration, but also for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the Mogae family, and the entire country.President Boko’s decision to grant a full state funeral to a man who belonged to a rival party was a mark of true statesmanship. He recognised that national leadership carries a weight that belongs to the whole...