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Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) has lost an P80 million tax claim against Prevailing Securities (Pty) Ltd, a company owned by Shadrack Baaitse, an ally of former President Lt Gen Ian Khama.
Lobatse High Court Judge Michael Leburu this week ruled in favour of Danny Julius Guduli in his capacity as the Judicial Manager of Prevailing Securities (Pty) Ltd against Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) and its Commissioner General.
On the 17
th August 2018, the company [Prevailing Securities] was selected by the BURS for Tax Investigations. The Managing Director, Baaitse, attended an interview called by BURS, duly represented by Kaone Molapo, Daphney Baka and Samuel Mokelwane. The said interview was in respect to the company’s tax liability.
The allegation is bullshit-Saleshando Any party that moves out of the UDC will perish- Mohwasa
Botswana Congress Party (BCP), President, Dumelang Saleshando’s alleged plot to use BCP country tour as a yardstick to gauge the popularity of his party outside the opposition coalition has been exposed.
A reliable source close to the BCP presidency has alleged that Saleshando has been planning an exit strategy from the Umbrella for Democratic Change for sometime now.
The source further claimed that Saleshando has confided to his inner circle that he can no longer work with the UDC President, Duma Boko any longer.
Uphill battle in Khama’s quest to charge Hubona
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A matter in which former President Lt Gen Ian Khama had brought before Broadhurst Police Station in Gaborone, requesting the State to charge Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) lead investigator, Jako Hubona and others with perjury has been committed to Headquarters because it involves “elders.”
Broadhurst Police Station Commander, Obusitswe Lokae, told this publication this week that the case in its nature is high profile so the matter has been allocated to his Officer Commanding No.3 District who then reported to the Divisional Commander who then sort to commit it to Police Headquarters.
ADAM PHETLHE
During the course of this week, I looked at the other side of suggestions that unless President Mokgweetsi Masisi changes course, he could become the first President in Botswana political history to serve only one term.
I came to the conclusion that contrary to it, there are possibilities that he could pull another victory in the 2024 general election. Botswana political history tells us that the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has in recent times prevailed in the last two general elections when it was up for the taking. But not because it was the best performing political party with compelling appeal to the electorate but chiefly because opposition parties were pitifully fragmented right down the middle as they currently are. Someone opined that ‘the BDP doesn’t win elections, the opposition loses them.’ This is a compelling statement that is not only correct in my view but difficult if not impossible to ignore.
Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, the Youngest Minister in Botswana Published: - May 03, 2021
Bogolo Joy Kenewendo is an inspirational and trailblazing African Economist, ALU Expert In Residence, and former Botswana s Minister of Investment & Trade.
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On April 4 of 2018, Bogolo became Botswana s youngest Minister at 31. She was the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on defense, security & foreign affairs. The economist was also a member of the UN Secretary-General s high-level panel on Digital Cooperation chaired by Jack Ma, founder of China s largest e-commerce company Alibaba, and Bill Gate s wife, Melinda Gates.
In an interview with Investor s Mag, Bogolo s said that she always wanted to be involved in public policy. Thus, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of Botswana and a Master of Science in International Economics at the University of Sussex in England. She is also a Ce