Butale’s investor roll call raises eyebrows

Sunday Standard Butale’s investor roll call raises eyebrows Botswana’s investment screening processes are under renewed scrutiny after it emerged that Foreign Affairs Minister Phenyo Butale recently hosted a politically connected South African businessman whose foundation is embroiled in a major corruption scandal. . Collen Mashawana, a Gauteng businessman with close links to South Africa’s political elite, was recently in Botswana on what government describes as an exploratory investment mission despite allegations in South Africa linking his foundation to the misuse of millions of Rands in public funds, unpaid workers and questionable dealings with senior government officials. .ihc-locker-wrap{}There's more to this story But to keep reading, we need you to subscribe. Investigative journalism is an indispensable part of a healthy society, but it's also expensive to produce. We are reliant on subscriptions to fund our work, and while you can enjoy most of our stories for free, a small number of premium features are reserved for subscribers. You can subscribe for one week, a month or a full year - the choice is yours. Save 77% on an annual subscription. Click here to find out how. Existing subscribers can log in to keep reading here. jQuery(document).ready( function(){ jQuery('#iump_login_username').on('blur', function(){ ihcCheckLoginField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); }); jQuery('#iump_login_password').on('blur', function(){ ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); }); jQuery('#ihc_login_form').on('submit', function(e){ e.preventDefault(); var u = jQuery('#ihc_login_form [name=log]').val(); var p = jQuery('#ihc_login_form [name=pwd]').val(); if (u!='' && p!=''){ jQuery('#ihc_login_form').unbind('submit').submit(); } else { ihcCheckLoginField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); return FALSE; } }); } ); The post Butale’s investor roll call raises eyebrows first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Khonani Ontebetse