Gov�t official unearths fraud amongst Mabutsane farmers
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Patrick Ralotsia
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the employee told Mmegi that there were many instances where the beneficiary and the supplier went to the customary court to register the goats as per the requirement, but the exchange does not take place.
Instead of the LIMID beneficiary getting the stock, the supplier retains them and the two share the payments from government.
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...