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Gaolathe, CMB enter settlement talks

Ndaba Gaolathe. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Ndaba Gaolathe. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Vice President, Ndaba Gaolathe has withdrawn his Court of Appeal challenge over a P1.3 million against him from liquidators of an assets management company, Capital Management Botswana (CMB) and entered into talks.

Gaolathe got into a legal battle with the CMB liquidator when investigators tracing about P600 million that the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) and Bona Life allege was mishandled by an asset manager, filed legal cases against Alliance for Progressives president, Gaolathe, and others.

CMB, an asset manager firm now under liquidation shot into the national spotlight in 2018 when the BPOPF alleged its directors had manipulated a 2014 agreement to shift pension funds to unclear investments and companies.

Editor's Comment
Calls to officialise sign language overdue

At home, Botswana is still lagging in many aspects despite some steps taken to fix the situation. Those living with disabilities are often ignored and shut out from basic rights, access to services, or social participation. A motion tabled in Parliament by Kgatleng Central Member of Parliament, Mpho Morolong, calling for the introduction and adoption of sign language as an official language in Botswana is indeed a welcome development.The deaf...

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