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Order a long-term news report on Tutume Infrastructure Project
Every mention in the Botswanan press over the period you choose, compiled as a PDF or Word document.
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Weekend Post
… The anatomy of an allegation At the heart of the matter lay the Tutume Infrastructure Project, a contract valued at P272,378,310.96 for the construction of roads, bridges, stormwater drains and paved parking areas. …
As Thiite, Zakheem face their day in court … a buried judgment reveals how the State already stumbledWeekend Post
… The headline figure is staggering even by the standards of grand graft: P272,378,310.96, drawn from the Central District Council and originally earmarked by the Government of Botswana under its Economic Stimulus Programme for the Tutume Infrastructure Project, Tender No. …
P272 Million, a Forged Bank Letter and a Phantom Chinese PartnerBefore facing corruption charges related to a P272 million infrastructure tender, former MP John Thiite and businessman Nicholas Zakheem saw the State lose a key component of its case when the Francistown High Court dismissed the DPP's application to forfeit a luxury vehicle, finding a lack of admissible evidence linking it to proceeds of crime.
12 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
Before facing corruption charges related to a P272 million infrastructure tender, former MP John Thiite and businessman Nicholas Zakheem saw the State lose a key component of its case when the Francistown High Court dismissed the DPP's application to forfeit a luxury vehicle, finding a lack of admissible evidence linking it to proceeds of crime.
12 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
Prosecutors allege that seven people and three companies defrauded the government of over P272 million in a Tutume village infrastructure project, using forged bank letters, false references to a Chinese construction firm, and inflated invoices to secure the tender under false terms.
8 October 2026 · Weekend Post →