Now police admit they shot Kalafatis
Thursday, January 16, 2014

In the latest development they admit to shooting him but elsewhere at a robbery scene in Phase II, which cancels out the Partial scene. Police also fail to explain why they did not follow a vehicle they had shot at, (at Phase II) a normal practice with law enforcement agencies out to apprehend a criminal. This week Botswana Police Service spokesperson Senior Superintendent Dipheko Motube was interrupted midway through an interview with Mmegi by his boss Christopher Mbulawa to be briefed on the 'latest developments'.
Before the interruption Motube had denied knowledge of the shooting other than what he learnt from Kalafatis's family and the media.
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...