DIS denies 'opposition onslaught'

FRANCISTOWN: First, there were reports that the DIS targeted mainly opposition operatives who were incessantly arrested without charges in what left many believing that the whole exercise was meant to disadvantage the opposition.

The picture painted by the news media and social media reports generally was that the DIS with its sister organisations like the tax agency, the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) were desperate to ensure that the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) wins the elections by hook or crook.