DCEC cracks alleged Maun illegal land syndicate
Friday, October 18, 2019

Joseph Mathambo Director of DCEC. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The five Maun Sub Land Board officers including a senior most officer were recently nabbed by the DCEC investigators on allegations of fraud and corruption.
The alleged syndicate reportedly deals in illegal land allocation and production of fraudulent certificates of customary land grant, an insider at the Tawana Land Board, revealed this week.
From Jakoba's mysterious disappearance on November 9 to the grim discovery of his remains at Mosinki Lands, a gap in the response mechanisms of the police and village leadership has been laid bare. The community's anger is evident, seen in the attack on Bakang Masole, the man found driving Jakoba's taxi and the main suspect, and the subsequent riot. Residents express discontent, citing a troubling trend of missing persons cases often...