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State clutching at straws in NPF looting

Friday, January 21, 2022 | 2250 Views |

Judge Godfery Radijeng PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

It has been one desperate attempt after another by the State to salvage whatever is left of the National Petroleum Fund (NPF) scandal that left the country reeling in shock and disbelief.

In yet another case where State failed to recover more alleged missing assets from those who were fingered in the looting of P250 million belonging to the national treasury, prosecution has approached the Court of Appeal (CoA) for a saving grace.

Last year, the State lost an application before Gaborone High Court judge, Godfrey Radijeng where they had wanted to recover more assets linked to the missing funds from the NPF.

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State clutching at straws in NPF looting

It has been one desperate attempt after another by the State to salvage whatever is left of the National Petroleum Fund (NPF) scandal that left the country reeling in shock and disbelief.

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The audacity to be a unicorn

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