Botswana looks to civil society to fight corruption
Friday, May 12, 2023 | 70 Views |
Tsogwane giving keynote address during the Anti-Corruption Pitso conference PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
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.
With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...