Corruption-ridden GCC worries Mayor

Alhough Gaborone mayor, Father Maphongo could not reveal the number of cases reported, he earlier today revealed to the GCC full council meeting that the council is worried by the level of corruption in the municipality.

“I wish to indicate to you that since we took office we have identified serious issues that border on corruption and fraud. Some of the issues have been picked through internal audit committee and I want to take this opportunity to applaud the audit committee for a job well done. My office and that of the Town Clerk have recently met with the director general of the DCEC recently and it came out that there are indeed some cases that are being investigated by the DCEC. Some of the cases are related to Self Help Housing Agency (SHHA) plot allocation and public procurement. Some cases are being investigated by Botswana Police and examples are those related to misuse of imprest and fraud,” Maphongo said.