Businesses cautioned against unethical conduct
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Rossouw was speaking at a Botswana Business Ethics Forum (BBEF) breakfast seminar yesterday. BBEF, a partnership between Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and University of Botswana (UB), will in future give direction on business practices.
Rossouw gave examples of global businesses that lost value and those which closed shop due to unethical practices.
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....