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Peloetletse dismisses corruption allegations

Emma Peloetletse. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG copy
Emma Peloetletse. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG copy

Following reports that he is using his wife’s influence to get lucrative government tenders, Joseph Peloetletse, the husband of Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Emma Peloetletse, says the negative allegations have cost him jobs, but he is not about to stop tendering because of false reports. After a parliamentary query was made about his company, Joe’s Electrical, Mmegi staffer SPIRA TLHANKANE sat down with the man at his office, where he shared more on allegations, career, and his wife’s association

Peloetletse, who is married to the most powerful civil servant in the country, was quick to indicate from the onset that his wife’s success does not define him, as people continue to link him with his spouse.

In an exclusive interview with Mmegi at his office in Tlokweng this week, Peloetletse said people are targeting his wife through him. He said that the same people continue to peddle reports that his wife is corrupt.

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