DIS face-to-face with corruption

Magosi addressing a recent press conference PIC: KARABO KGOSI
Magosi addressing a recent press conference PIC: KARABO KGOSI

Botswana might be headed for tough times as revelations show that its public sector and the parastatals are firmly embedded in acts of corruption and its related ills.  This state of affairs has since propelled the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) services into action to help in uprooting corruption. Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE fears that the next time the Corruption Perception Index report is released, Botswana’s ranking might be worse

FRANCISTOWN: Revelations made by the director general of DIS, Brigadier Peter Magosi recently, when addressing a press conference, might see Botswana’s Corruption Perception Index altered for the worst. The Corruption Perception Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be.

According to the Corruption Perceptions Index, Botswana ranks 34 least corrupt nation out of about 175 countries, according to the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. Corruption rank in Botswana averaged 31 from 1998 until 2018, reaching an all-time high of 38 in 2007 and a record low of 23 in 1998.

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