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Fraud scandal renders Gabs Mayor 'unfit for duty'

Austin Abraham PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Austin Abraham PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Sparks are expected to fly at next Gaborone City Council meeting after a PPADB letter surfaced of Gaborone Mayor Austin Abraham's corruption involvement leading to his suspension at the asset disposal board and raising ‘confidence’ issues.

According to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPDAB) circular No7 of 2021, Abraham and his business associates through their company attempted to 'cheat the system' and 'lied' to be awarded a tender.

“The board at its sitting of March 25, 2021, found thus against the contractor having been found guilty on February 18, 2021, for submitting false information to PPADB in support of its application for registration with regard to past projects carried out in contravention of Clause 4.1 of the Code of Conduct for Contractors and having been accorded an opportunity to make submissions in mitigation before sentencing,” reads the letter.

Editor's Comment
Who watches the watchdog?

For a fact, in a democratic society such as Botswana, the media plays a crucial role of being watchdog, holding the powerful to account and exposing all possible wrongdoing for the benefit of the public.There has been a nagging question about who watches the watchdog after all? Perhaps, the investigations into alleged wrongful acts implicating those supposed to be playing the watchdog role will shed more light into what has happened such that the...

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