NDB applies for fraudster to pay P132,000
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Keitebetse committed the offence in October 2011 in Francistown. During trial Keitebetse denied ever receiving any money from NDB although documents produced before court as part of evidence showed that the loan was deposited into her First National Bank (FNB) account.
NDB relationship manager Monageng Rebaagetse made the application before Principal Magistrate Dumisani Basupi.
Instead, it has sparked a storm of accusations, denials, and unresolved questions about the influence of De Beers on the nation’s politics. Former president Mokgweetsi Masisi’s claims that the diamond giants bankrolled his removal to dodge taxes – and that the new Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government watered down a favourable diamond deal – are explosive matters. But without evidence, they risk becoming a toxic distraction from...