Sunday, July 13, 2025

Taxpayer Picks the brunt of P100 Billion scandal

Botswana taxpayers will foot the bill for an unprecedented global media apology campaign as the government moves to settle a long-running and controversial defamation case involving South African businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe.

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