Ex-BDF officer loses P5m battle against Chinese construction giant :: Mmegi Online

A former Botswana Defence Force (BDF) officer, Gaseikanngwe Peke who believes he rescued Chinese-owned construction company giant, China Jiangsu International Botswana (PTY) LTD from Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) blacklisting has lost his bid to claim a P5 million bonus from the company after the High Court found there was no proof of any agreement to pay him the money.

Justice Reuben Lekorwe of the Lobatse High Court dismissed the case last week, ruling that the former officer, who later worked as a security adviser for the company after it was blaklisted on allegations of national security threat by DIS, failed to prove on a balance of evidence that such a promise ever existed.

"There was no written contract to ascertain that there was ever such an agreement, and the plaintiff failed to prove that there was a verbal agreement to that effect; therefore, the court can only conclude that such a promise never existed," the judge said.

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