Businessman facing 63-count National Petroleum Fund case who is challenging prosecutorial authority and judicial conduct in multiple court proceedings.
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Botswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard Seretse plots fatal blow for Malambane Lawyers representing Bakang Seretse have warned the state that they will launch an application for a permanent stay of execution at the High Court if the Regional Magistrate Court does not agree with them Thabo Malambane – De …
Seretse plots fatal blow for MalambaneBakang Seretse and three others have filed an appeal against a ruling by Broadhurst Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate that permitted DCEC officers to continue prosecuting the National Petroleum Fund case. The defendants are facing 63 counts including stealing by agent, money laundering, forgery of an official document and conspiracy to defraud government.
12 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Bakang Seretse and three others have filed an appeal against a ruling by Broadhurst Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate that permitted DCEC officers to continue prosecuting the National Petroleum Fund case. The defendants are facing 63 counts including stealing by agent, money laundering, forgery of an official document and conspiracy to defraud government.
12 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Businessman Bakang Seretse is challenging prosecutors handling his 63-count case in a High Court proceeding that could test the legal foundation for delegated prosecutorial authority.
12 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Businessman Bakang Seretse has filed a High Court appeal challenging a lower court's decision to deny his bid to remove DCEC executive Thabo Malambane from prosecuting him in a National Petroleum Fund case. Seretse argues the officials have no lawful standing to prosecute, citing a dispute over whether a written authority to prosecute from the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions amounts to a valid delegation of power.
8 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
Bakang Seretse has requested that Court of Appeal Judge President Tebogo Tau and Justice of Appeal Isaac Lesetedi recuse themselves from a pending appeal involving disputed interest exceeding P50 million, arguing that critical remarks they made in a previous ruling about him undermine their impartiality in the current matter.
31 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Alphonse Ndzinge, the Third Accused in a high-profile NPF-related case, has filed an application with Broadhurst Regional Magistrate Court seeking to be tried separately from his co-accused, arguing that a pending interlocutory appeal by one co-accused is infringing his constitutional right to trial within a reasonable time.
24 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Businessman Bakang Seretse has filed a formal complaint against retired South African Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron, who serves on the Botswana Court of Appeal, accusing him of prejudgment and intemperate judicial language in cases related to the National Petroleum Fund scandal.
17 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Businessman Bakang Seretse, who is fighting a P42m judgement, has lodged a complaint with the Judicial Services Commission accusing Justice Edwin Cameron of prejudging him and compromising judicial impartiality.
16 August 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Businessman Bakang Seretse has asked Attorney General Dick Bayford and Court of Appeal President Justice Tebogo Tau to recuse themselves from consideration of his official complaint against justice Edwin Cameron, citing an appearance of conflict of interest.
16 August 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Court of Appeal rejected fraud findings against Bakang Seretse and his company Khulaco, despite using unusually strong language, though the court upheld an order for Seretse to repay P42 million.
10 August 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Businessman Bakang Seretse challenged a 63-count indictment before Broadhurst Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate, arguing that the state's lead prosecutor lacks legal authority to handle the case.
2 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
Lawyers for Bakang Seretse have warned they will seek a permanent stay of execution at the High Court if the Regional Magistrate Court does not agree that Deputy Director Thabo Malambane of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime lacks legal authority to prosecute Seretse.
1 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →