@gazettebw Thus, the DIS’s involvement, when properly targeted and legally anchored, enhances rather than erodes transparency, ensuring that public funds are not diverted to actors hostile to Botswana’s interests.
@gazettebw The DIS is statutorily empowered to safeguard the state against internal and external threats, and procurement fraud, especially in sectors like defense, infrastructure, or health can directly undermine national stability.
@gazettebw In high-risk procurements, where billions of pula and sensitive state assets are at stake, intelligence-led due diligence is not an overreach but a prudent layer of accountability.
@gazettebw Far from operating as “a law unto itself,” the DIS’s scrutiny of tenders serves as a necessary check against corruption, collusion, and undue foreign influence, which routine oversight bodies might miss or ignore.
@gazettebw Botswana Railways should also be amongst those SOE’s.
As a matter of fact, all underperforming SOE’s should be considered for privatization, fully or partially, it shouldn’t matter much.