BURS goes after COVID-19 crooks

BURS Headquarters PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
BURS Headquarters PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Following overwhelming reports of companies and individuals defrauding government through the wage subsidy, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has recovered P20million from ‘delinquents’.

The government COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Support, which started in April and came to an end on December 31, 2020 was used by some entities to try steal from the treasury.

MFED spokesperson, Fenny Letshwiti said reconciliation of the wage subsidy payments is still ongoing and it is expected to be completed by March 31, 2021.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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