Court of Appeal Judge Isaac Lesetedi has blocked the decision of the High Court declaring Prevailing Securities victorious against Botswana Unified Revenue
The state has informed the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary Arbitrary Executions that the police have concluded a case in which businessman and former President Ian Khama associate, Evangelist Shadrack Baaitse had reported that the Directorate of Intelligence Service (DIS) wants to kill him.
Botswana economy is registering growth as the country emerges from one of its worsts economic recessions since independence, following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
Following the government’s contentious response to the United Nations Special Rapporteur for extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (UNSR), businessman, Shadrack Baaitse has countered the information concerning his matters though a letter to the UNSR in which he details what he terms a string of lies by Minister Dr Lemogang Kwape.
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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.