Shame on State looters

That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...

The Monitor Editor | 23 June 2026

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Shame on State looters

At the height of COVID-19 when scores of people were dying daily in Botswana, it was a field day for some unscrupulous civil servants. Together with select partners in crime in the private sector they looted public funds, wasted tax payer’s money and defrauded the State.

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Get back what was stolen, and lock the door