Intelligence agency that faced scrutiny from Parliament over spending, a stalled PKI digital project, and leadership accountability issues under the UDC government.
… However, due to the project’s sensitive nature and national security concerns, control was abruptly handed over to the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS). …
The PAC’s grilling exposes questionable DIS spending, procurement decisions, conflicts of interest and costly personnel disputes under Magosi’s leadership BONGANI MALUNGA The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) walked into the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday …
… BONGANI MALUNGA The government has announced plans to establish a formal public complaints mechanism against the Directorate of Intelligence and Security…
… 5, 2026, names several top officials as respondents: the Attorney General, the Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), the Commander of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF), the Commissioner of Police, and the Director Generals of both the Directorate of Intelligence and Security …
For years, Rose Seretse stood at the center of Botswana’s most politically sensitive corruption investigations, probing powerful figures, scrutinizing the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), and exposing allegations of graft and abuse to the public. …
… The court also heard that Sithole was taken to the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) office in a Corolla driven by the investigating officer, Detective Assistant Superintendent Gosibotsile, along with another officer and a prison escort, and handed over to DIS office …
… The report singles out three key agencies, the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crimes (DCEC), the Ethics and Integrity Directorate (EID), and the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), as the very institutions that should have been the nation’s frontline shield ag …
… BONGANI MALUNGA Minister for State President, Defence and Security Moeti Mohwasa has firmly rejected claims that his ministry is avoiding accountability over questions raised by Ian Khama concerning the operations and administration of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security …
PAC report renews DIS accountability allegations against UDC government
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Furthermore, the State is yet to hand back other assets of former Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) head despite a consent order agreed between both parties. …
… that the new Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government’s promise to restore accountability is facing one of its toughest early tests after the latest Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report reopened explosive allegations involving the Directorate of Intelligence and Security …
Botswana's P423 million Public Key Infrastructure system, meant to secure digital identities and government services, has stalled after control was transferred from the Ministry of Communications and Infrastructure to the Directorate of Intelligence and Security over national security concerns. The system remains incomplete and non-operational with no clear accountability or timeline for resolution, as revealed during a Public Accounts Committee hearing.
Botswana's P423 million Public Key Infrastructure system, meant to secure digital identities and government services, has stalled after control was transferred from the Ministry of Communications and Infrastructure to the Directorate of Intelligence and Security over national security concerns. The system remains incomplete and non-operational with no clear accountability or timeline for resolution, as revealed during a Public Accounts Committee hearing.
The government has announced plans to establish a formal public complaints mechanism against the Directorate of Intelligence and Security, potentially giving citizens a formal channel to report concerns over intelligence officers as part of efforts to recast the DIS as accountable, apolitical and focused strictly on national security threats.
Tshepo Pilane, former Acting Director General of the DCEC, has filed a notice of intention to sue the government, alleging unlawful demotion and failure to investigate death threats. He claims a conspiracy by senior officials during his tenure investigating senior figures, including the former Permanent Secretary to the President and the Director General of the DIS.
Former DCEC director general Rose Seretse has been honored by the Commonwealth Regional Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa as the first Motswana recognized for her contributions to shaping the continent's anti-graft framework, particularly for her role in establishing and operationalizing the Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre (CAACC) in Botswana.
Zimbabwe immigrant Lovemore Sithole's attorney told Gaborone High Court that his client was coerced by police into confessing to the 2022 murder of seven-year-old Tlotso Karema, alleging Sithole was forced to undress, dressed in refuse bags, and suffocated at Sejelo Police Station before making a confession statement.
A national forensic audit has found weak oversight and ineffective enforcement at the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crimes (DCEC), the Ethics and Integrity Directorate (EID), and the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), citing leadership failures that have allowed corruption cases to stall and senior officials' unexplained wealth to go unnoticed.
The State has yet to return assets of a former Directorate of Intelligence and Security head despite a consent order agreed between both parties, raising questions about missing property and deteriorating holdings amid ongoing court delays.