The government yesterday brought to Parliament the Ombudsman Bill, 2023, which would establish the Office of Ombudsman to investigate any administrative action of any public authority to decide whether there is evidence of maladministration on the part of the authority. The bill, viewed as a key piece of legislation to help foster more accountable and
Former senior official of Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) Joao Salbany this week spent a night under detention by Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) officials.
Civil society organizations have put together a report following Botswana’s appearance before the UN Human Rights Council for its third cycle of Botswana’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process.
In its pre-election document, “Our Blueprint for Change”, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) pledged to pass anti-corruption legislation “within our first 100 days in office”. Eighteen months after its election to office, this still has not happened. Last June in the House of Assembly, Minister of State for Legal Affairs Jomo Campbell said the government