Longrich swindled Batswana of millions
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Mmegi has learnt that the Chinese have decided to hire private investigators in a bid to clear the name of their multi-million dollar business, which has been in existence for 30 years.
According to one of the victims (Marea*), the Chinese took the matter very seriously to an extent that they froze Botswana operations and have summoned Elinah and her supervisor Jeff Ho-Ming, who was the general manager for Southern Africa, to China. Only Jeff showed up and resigned immediately while Elinah was a no show.
It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...