Kudos to the DCEC team
Friday, August 29, 2025 | 160 Views |
The young and old believe in get-rich fast schemes that ultimately land them in all sorts of trouble. Corruption has become so entrenched that some in both the private and public sectors have normalised corrupt behaviours as means of survival.
We would, however, like to shout kudos to the country’s corruption-busting agency, the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) head, Botlhale Makgekgenene, and her team members for their unrelenting efforts in combatting corruption, which, for a long time, had been threatening to ruin the struggling economy of our beloved Botswana.
When claims of such gravity are made, especially by a sitting Assistant Minister they cannot be brushed aside, delayed, or treated as routine political noise. Even the Ombudsman has confirmed receipt of a report from a political party and a review of these complaints is now underway. That is a necessary first step. But it is only the beginning. The seriousness of the allegations demands urgency, transparency and clarity. The public is entitled to...