Of Mogae, farewell speeches, white horses and heifers
Friday, January 25, 2008
Every now and then, when a president is about to leave office, there are cartoons depicting the president as a beggar out in the street, or as an unemployed vagrant.
That image could not be further from the truth. It is after their tenure that presidents become wealthier. In fact, for many presidents, their tenure is but a period of short-term political pain, in anticipation of a longer epoch of mostly economic gain.
As the new Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government takes charge, it must act decisively to equip the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) with the tools, laws, and resources needed to combat graft. The time for half-measures is over. DCEC Director-General, Botlhale Makgekgenene’s, recent address to the Public Accounts Committee paints a stark picture. Over five years, leadership instability, chronic underfunding and weak...