Graft rife in councils - DCEC Report

The 2008 Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) Annual Report has revealed that the Ministry of Local Government has over the years been riddled with corruption especially at the local authorities level.

Some of the issues brought before the graft-busting agency were "misappropriation of funds, connivance of council officials and clients, bribery, irregular procurement practices, misuse of council property and deviation from established procedures".

In an effort to assist councils build corruption resistant systems through assignment studies aimed at identifying corruption opportunities and making recommendations for improvements the Central, Ghanzi, Kweneng and Southern district councils were examined.

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