The fall of Morupisi recap

Morupisi PIC: MORERISEJAKGOMO
Morupisi PIC: MORERISEJAKGOMO

From the time Carter Morupisi was at the helm of the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) as its director, he was always known as that powerful senior government official whose wrath was felt across the civil service. As the former Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP) now-turned-politician seeks to put his past behind with a withdrawal at the Court of Appeal, Mmegi Staffer MPHO MOKWAPE looks back at the downfall of the once mighty Morupisi

Morupisi, who began as a civil servant in the Ministry of Agriculture in the 80s, seemed as if he was destined to retire with a clean and remarkable record.

That was until his life’s work tumbled down in 2019 when he was linked to allegations of missing funds from the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) under the management of the Capital Management Botswana (CMB).

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