DIS in P 1.5m employees money theft accusation
Friday, April 10, 2026 | 900 Views |
DIS agents
This publication has established that at least 137 employees were served with letters which sought to deduct at least P1 548 305.50 from their monthly salaries.
Documents filed as part of a court case in which at least 137 employees of the DIS are accusing their Director General (DG), Peter Magosi of contempt of court. This was after Magosi and the DIS paid just P7.4 Million of the P10.2 Million, which was to be paid as salaries/ allowances arrears to 106 employees who had become part of the case challenging the arrears before the Intelligence and Security Services Tribunal.
“Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.”– B.R. AmbedkarThe amount of money at play threatens to test the integrity of the country’s financial system, giving more reason to why the courts must be fully given leeway to lean on the matter and reach a conclusion.Botswana has spent decades building her reputation as a stable and credible financial jurisdiction.The...