Let's Uphold Rule Of Law Always

Last Thursday was yet another busy day on a number of social media platforms, but this time around it was a tussle between the president of Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), Biggie Butale, his wife and the taxman.

What unfolded was that the BPF president and his wife failed to declare what was initially stated as R20, 000 in cash when crossing the border back into Botswana through the Ramotswa Border Post. The amount of money recovered later changed to R41, 800.

Well the drama that unfolded at the border gate had Batswana from different walks of life debating on whether the search constituted harassment on the part of the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS).

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