DPP, DCEC go after ex-BCL bosses
Friday, October 20, 2017
The efforts have been given a boost by a damning report that emerged yesterday from the group’s provisional liquidator.
BCL Group, which includes BCL Mine, Tati Nickel and a portfolio of multi-million Pula projects under BCL Investments, was placed under provisional liquidation last year with billions of pula in liabilities and due debts, zero operating capital and mammoth contractual commitments.
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....