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CMC fraud case trial to admit witnesses

Regional Magistrate (South) Lot Moroka has urged the attorneys handling the Central medical Stores (CMS) fraud case to consider admitting some witnesses statements in a bid to shorten the length of the trial.

The case is appearing for mention today.

The CMS case involves 11 suspects, who are alleged to have obtained more than P20 million from the Botswana government by falsely pretending that they had supplied the Ministry of Health with pharmaceutical drugs.

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Editor's Comment
DIS must correct costly stalemate

More than P8.1 million has already been spent, yet there appears to be no lasting solution in sight. This is not simply a dispute between the DIS and a group of officers. It is a matter of public accountability. Every pula spent by government comes from taxpayers who expect public funds to be used wisely and responsibly, especially during economic hardships faced by many.The officers exercised their constitutional right to seek justice through...

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