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Botswana looks to civil society to fight corruption

Tsogwane giving keynote address during the Anti-Corruption Pitso conference PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Tsogwane giving keynote address during the Anti-Corruption Pitso conference PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Despite various accolades on anti-corruption and good governance in general, corruption remains a great concern in Botswana.

This was acknowledged by both Vice President Slumber Tsogwane and Acting Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) Tshepo Pilane who said they are prepared and committed to fight with emphasis on engaging the civil society.

“For many years now Botswana has been rated one of the least corrupt countries in Africa by Transparency International (TI) and other agencies and in many a times occupying the first position in Africa.

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