Botash probes ‘transactions, procurement’ after top level suspensions
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Botash, the region’s largest supplier of natural sodium and related products, expects the investigation to end in February “but may escalate or extend depending on the findings,” deputy board chair, Harry Pheko told Mmegi.
“The placing of the Managing Director and Head of Finance on administrative leave was purely to safeguard the integrity of the investigation process and does not suggest any wrongdoing by the duo,” he said in a response to emailed questions.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...