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Morupisi: The indefatigable fighter

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Former Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP) Carter Morupisi has been the subject of media attention, and public debate for a long time since coming into the spotlight in 2019 when he was accused of misappropriation of funds belonging to the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF). Writes Mmegi Staffer MPHO MOKWAPE

But the media attention and public scrutiny intensified by the close of 2024 as he spent his Christmas holidays in jail after the Court of Appeal (CoA) slapped him with a seven-year jail term.

This resulted in Morupisi becoming the biggest newsmaker and when everyone thought the dust had settled with the highest court having decided his fate, Morupisi reared his head again this time around seeking to overturn his jail term.

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