Only P887k recovered from P380m stolen by workers :: Mmegi Online

There were 1,003 reported cases of stealing by employees between 2020 and 2024, with the bulk of the incidents tied to the COVID-19 period. Out of the 1,003 reported cases, 168 cases were prosecuted, and 130 people were convicted out of the 148 people suspected. Only P5,041,007.24 was restrained from the whole P380,457,720, and only P887,000 was confiscated.

This is contained in the Botswana National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Report. The Risk Assessment (2020–2024) is the country’s second national assessment following the inaugural exercise concluded in 2017.

The risk assessment adopts the World Bank Risk Assessment Tool, which evaluates national threats, scale and nature of illicit proceeds, terrorist financing (TF), as well as vulnerabilities, being weaknesses that may enable criminal exploitation.

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