Salakae claims housing crisis is twisted into corruption narrative

“For one and a half years I have been harassed by the DCEC, (which has been) ...dragging my name through the mud, and I have been watching and listening, and it's all done by the notorious DCEC director without proof,” Salakae said whilst addressing his constituents in Gantsi on Monday morning. Salakae resigned from Cabinet last week and is set to appear in court on Friday.

At the centre of his complaint is the claim that he lives in a mansion the size of a council building in Phakalane, allegedly bought for him by a Chinese contractor in exchange for a project award. Salakae rejects the story outright. He said he deliberately chose not to take an institutional house when he became a senior government officer. After winning the Ghanzi seat, he said he was told he would be allocated the residence previously occupied by Eric Molale. He served notice on his Phase 4 rental, only to be informed two weeks before the move that the house had already been given to someone else.