Taxman cleans Guma of over P33m
Friday, November 25, 2016
After a High Court ruling against the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) a fortnight ago, Mmegi has it in good authority that the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) has now instructed Guma to pay all tax owed. According to official documents, although Guma won his battle against the corruption body, he allegedly still owed the tax authority about P33 million.
Mmegi has learnt this week that BURS contacted his bankers, Standard Chartered to transfer the owed millions from Guma’s business account to the tax agency’s.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...