President Masisi and corruption fight
Friday, September 18, 2020
DCEC headquarters PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
FRANCISTOWN: Since he took over the reigns of power in 2018, Botswana’s fifth President Mokgweetsi Masisi has been proud amongst others to state that, “virtues such as transparency and accountability were amongst key catalysts at any given democratic setting required to hold to account those who hold public office”.
One of Masisi’s main pride is for his country to have “passed a law which requires all political leaders, all public servants and those in the judiciary to declare their assets and liabilities and many such important pieces of legislation to tighten the loose ends”.
That sounds like good news. But the report also warns that this may simply be because our digital economy is still young, not because we are safe. As more people shop, bank and pay online, criminals will follow.We Batswana do not need a report to tell us that danger is real. Many of us have heard of or fallen victim to KYC scams. A caller impersonates your bank or mobile money provider. They say they need to “verify” your account. They ask...