Inside DIS internal power struggle

According to an affidavit by Intelligence Officer Bruce Seoposengwe, the investigation began in March 2024 after DIS officer Paul Setlhabi, also known in the spy world as Slim, received intelligence suggesting that serious acts of maladministration were taking place at the national airline. The information, reportedly from a reliable source, claimed that certain Air Botswana employees were colluding with staff from the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana to undermine the airline and its then chief executive officer, Lulu Rasebotsa.

The intelligence alleged that Acting Director of Flight Operations, Oduetse Leshogo, had held his position for several years despite lacking the required qualifications, and that a pilot, identified as G. Molemi, was flying without a valid licence.