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Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime

2026-05-202026-06-13
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  1. June 2026

  2. DCEC and PPRA leaders face jail over P1.5bn water tender

    1. Weekend Post

      Tshepo Pilane, the former Acting Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), has served a stunning notice of intention to sue the government. …

      Ex-DCEC Chief files suit against Gov’t over demotion, death threats

    2. Weekend Post

      … Concurrently, plans are advancing to grant the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) full operational independence. …

      Minister proposes sweeping anti-corruption reforms with new DCEC overhaul

  3. Botswana Sunday Standard

    … presenting 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 – Deputy Director in the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime …

    Seretse plots fatal blow for Malambane

  4. Botswana Sunday Standard

    Sunday Standard DCEC, PPRA bosses and PS face jail in P1.5 billion water tender war The P1.5 billion water tender dispute has exploded into a full-scale legal and possible institutional crisis with the Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), B …

    DCEC, PPRA bosses and PS face jail in P1.5 billion water tender war
  5. May 2026

  6. Weekend Post

    … Now, the former director general of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) has earned one of Africa’s highest honors in the fight against corruption, becoming the first Motswana recognized by the Commonwealth Regional Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa for her ro …

    Ex-DCEC Chief Rose Seretse receives Continental Anti-Corruption Award

  7. Weekend Post

    … The government asserts the suspension followed directives from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA). …

    Gov’t accused of fabricating defense in P1.5 Billion water tender dispute
Politics

Ex-DCEC chief sues government over demotion and death threats

The News

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.

Why it matters

Former DCEC chief sues government over demotion and death threats, escalating institutional accountability crisis with new revelations about senior official conspiracy.

2 June 2026 · Weekend Post →

Tuesday 2 June

  1. Ex-DCEC chief sues government over demotion and death 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.

    2 June 2026 · Weekend Post →

  2. Government plans new anti-corruption bill and DCEC independence

    Botswana's government plans to introduce a new Anti-Corruption Bill to Parliament in July and grant the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime full operational independence, according to the Minister for State President, Defence and Security. The reforms aim to bolster accountability, restore public trust, and elevate governance standards.

    2 June 2026 · Weekend Post →

Monday 1 June

  1. Seretse's lawyers challenge DCEC prosecutor's legal authority

    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 →

  2. DCEC and PPRA leaders face jail over P1.5bn water tender

    The Director General of the DCEC and the CEO of the PPRA are facing possible jail time for contempt of court in a P1.5 billion water tender dispute that has escalated into a legal and institutional crisis.

    1 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →

Wednesday 27 May

  1. Rose Seretse receives Commonwealth anti-corruption award

    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 →

Wednesday 20 May

  1. Tawana JV accuses government of contempt in P1.5bn water contract dispute

    Tawana JV's legal team has accused senior government officials of orchestrating a sham suspension of the Ncojane Water Supply Works procurement process to sidestep binding court orders. A March Court of Appeal ruling upholding the contract award to Tawana JV has been met with a suspension letter from the Ministry of Water and Human Settlement, which Tawana JV's lawyers describe as contempt of court and "illogical."

    20 May 2026 · Weekend Post →

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