An afternoon with Gwede Mantashe
Friday, September 12, 2025 | 120 Views |
Thrust and parry: Mantashe sat down for a chat with Mmegi journalists PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG
Imagine interviewing a man who interrupts every word you say, not out of disrespect but out of the sheer love of rough debate, or even worse who laughs at your age when he walks into the room, before even greeting you.
At this point it sounds like the interview has gone south but the man was worth all his theatrics.
When the State cannot rely on its own machinery to pursue suspected wrongdoing, repairing that machinery must become a national priority.The establishment of a Special Investigations and Asset Recovery Task Force may help government respond to the immediate challenge. However, Botswana cannot afford to leave the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) struggling whilst building...