Botswana's intelligence service, which lost one of 23 cases before the Intelligence Security Tribunal since 2021 and is undergoing scrutiny over personnel expenditures, spending, and corruption allegations.
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The Botswana Gazette
Despite a history of courtroom defeats and controversy over its conduct, the DIS has lost just one case before the Intelligence and Security Tribunal out of 23 complaints lodged since 2021 TEFO PHEAGE The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) has emerged largely unscathe …
DIS Tribunal: 23 Complaints, One DefeatWeekend Post
… At the heart of the affair is a single document, a letter dated 7 July 2026 and bearing the signature of Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Director General Peter Magosi. …
DIS, BURS, Police pulled into smoldering tobacco feudWeekend Post
… The officer was later placed under around-the-clock police protection, according to people familiar with the episode, a confrontation that allegedly drew in Magosi, the former director general of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security, along with other senior figures from i …
A fight over phones, and a spy who ran to the PoliceWeekend Post
… His exit from the Directorate of Intelligence and Security – paired with President Duma Boko’s appointment of Aobakwe Monamo as acting director general – was meant to turn a page. …
Magosi Must Face The Law, Khama VowsBotswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard Magosi standoff sparks security drama An explosive power struggle at the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) ended with an extraordinary military intervention this week after outgoing Director General Brigadier Peter Magosi allegedly refused to vacate o …
Magosi standoff sparks security dramaThe Botswana Gazette
As Peter Magosi’s departure from the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) appears imminent, the former anti-corruption chief who lost his job after investigating him remains remarkably composed, insisting that the law, rather than personal retribution, must prevail. …
Katlholo’s Quiet Moment of VindicationWeekend Post
… The contract of Brigadier Peter Fana Magosi, the long-serving director general of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security, expires on 13 October 2026. …
Boko faces test over DISMmegi
… The circular was distributed across the upper structures of the public service, including Permanent Secretaries, the Attorney General, Commander of the Botswana Defence Force, Commissioner of Police, Director General of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security, Director Gener …
Putting Botswana’s public service shake-up battle in contextThe Botswana Gazette
… SESUPO RANTSIMAKO The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has questioned President Duma Boko’s reported decision to extend Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Director General Brigadier (Rtd) Peter Magosi’s contract,…
BCP Presses Boko Over MagosiThe Botswana Gazette
… GAZETTE REPORTER Nearly four years after her arrest and the confiscation of her electronic devices, Thea Khama says the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) has yet…
DIS Still Holds Khama’s GadgetsThe Directorate of Intelligence and Security has lost just one case before the Intelligence and Security Tribunal out of 23 complaints lodged since 2021.
22 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Directorate of Intelligence and Security has lost just one case before the Intelligence and Security Tribunal out of 23 complaints lodged since 2021.
22 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Director General Peter Magosi signed a July 2026 letter requesting that a bonded warehouse tied to Riotrade Enterprises be sealed during an intelligence-gathering operation, raising questions about whether the agency became involved in a commercial quarrel within the tobacco industry and whether other state machinery was drawn in.
19 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
An intelligence officer allegedly fled to Broadhurst police station after being ordered by former DIS director general Peter Magosi to surrender his mobile phones, with two senior DIS officers pursuing him; police are reportedly investigating the incident and may bring criminal charges.
19 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
Former Brigadier Peter Magosi, who led Botswana's Directorate of Intelligence and Security for eight years, has exited the position as President Duma Boko appointed Aobakwe Monamo as acting director general. The article's full content is behind a paywall.
19 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
An explosive power struggle at the Directorate of Intelligence and Security ended with an extraordinary military intervention this week after outgoing Director General Brigadier Peter Magosi allegedly refused to vacate office following the end of his contract. Elite Botswana Defence Force commandos were deployed to secure the transition to incoming Acting Director General Aobakwe Monamo.
19 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Tymon Katlholo, a former anti-corruption chief who lost his position after investigating DIS head Peter Magosi, remains composed as Magosi's departure from the Directorate of Intelligence and Security appears imminent, declining to celebrate and insisting that the law rather than personal retribution must prevail.
14 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
President Advocate Duma Boko will face a defining decision over the future of Botswana's intelligence services as the contract of Brigadier Peter Fana Magosi, director general of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security, expires on 13 October 2026.
12 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Leadership Transformation Programme, initially framed as a civil service revitalisation effort, has triggered disputes over whether the voluntary management initiative requires consultation with trade unions, leading to High Court applications, temporary suspensions, and renewed legal challenges between the Directorate of Public Service Management and public-sector unions.
12 October 2026 · Mmegi →
The Botswana Congress Party has questioned President Duma Boko's reported decision to extend Directorate of Intelligence and Security Director General Brigadier (Rtd) Peter Magosi's contract, noting tension with the UDC's previous calls for intelligence reform.
8 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Thea Khama says the Directorate of Intelligence and Security has kept devices seized during her 2022 arrest for nearly four years, while intelligence chief Peter Magosi says they are ready for collection.
23 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Botswana's revenue, intelligence, and police agencies are in a high-stakes dispute with tobacco company Riotrade Enterprises and its Managing Director Isaac Danda, who allege unlawful actions including an arrest on a 17-year-old charge, detention at DIS offices, and seizure of the company's bonded warehouse that halted raw tobacco operations.
14 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
A Financial Intelligence Agency report on money laundering and financing risks within development institutions found that corruption accounted for P174.68 million, or roughly 87 percent, of identified criminal proceeds from offenses reported since 2021 at CEDA and BDC.
17 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Directorate of Intelligence and Security has made an unprecedented appointment of 54 deputy directors at the E2 scale level, costing P25,920,000 annually in salary expenses, according to a revelation by Ramotswa MP Boniface Mabeo. The Permanent Secretary to the President has promised a thorough investigation following the disclosure.
17 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Permanent Secretary to the President said the Office of the PSP will consult the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Director General over allegations of missing P100 billion from the Bank of Botswana in 2019, following contradicting assertions made during Public Accounts Committee appearances by the DIS, DPP, and DCEC.
17 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime has confirmed it is investigating allegations involving the Director General of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security, Peter Fana Magosi, alongside several intelligence officers suspected of corruption and unexplained wealth.
10 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
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.
30 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Public Accounts Committee grilled the Directorate of Intelligence and Security over questionable expenditure, procurement decisions, conflicts of interest, and costly personnel disputes under Magosi's leadership.
29 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
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.
29 June 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
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.
2 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
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.
27 May 2026 · Weekend Post →
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.
21 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
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.
12 May 2026 · Weekend Post →
Minister Moeti Mohwasa rejected claims that his ministry is avoiding accountability over questions raised by Ian Khama regarding Directorate of Intelligence and Security operations and administration.
4 May 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
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.
4 May 2026 · Mmegi →
A Public Accounts Committee report has reopened allegations against the Directorate of Intelligence and Security involving contract interference, hidden business interests, and court defeats, testing the new UDC government's promise to restore accountability.
3 May 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →