Monday, October 6, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
  • E-edition
  • Login
  • Register
  • Home
  • News
  • Economy
  • E-Edition
  • Companies & Markets
  • In Business With
  • Lifestyle
    • Motoring
  • Sports
    Karateka targets international titles

    Botswana gears up for high-stakes Gabs Open karate showdown

    Orange Botswana Awards P390,000 to Historic 4x400m Relay Champions, Coaches & BAA

    Orange Botswana Awards P390,000 to Historic 4x400m Relay Champions, Coaches & BAA

    Eppieโ€™s breakthrough hints at a brighter future for Botswanaโ€™s 400m

    Eppieโ€™s breakthrough hints at a brighter future for Botswanaโ€™s 400m

    Under Babitseng BFA will be transparent and accountable

    BFA slashes deficit and eyes bright future with financial reform and football revival

    Sports chief raises alarm over doping spike amid Region 5 triumph

    Sports chief raises alarm over doping spike amid Region 5 triumph

    ๐ƒ๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐”๐’๐‚ ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ

    ๐ƒ๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐”๐’๐‚ ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ

  • Subscribe
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Economy
  • E-Edition
  • Companies & Markets
  • In Business With
  • Lifestyle
    • Motoring
  • Sports
    Karateka targets international titles

    Botswana gears up for high-stakes Gabs Open karate showdown

    Orange Botswana Awards P390,000 to Historic 4x400m Relay Champions, Coaches & BAA

    Orange Botswana Awards P390,000 to Historic 4x400m Relay Champions, Coaches & BAA

    Eppieโ€™s breakthrough hints at a brighter future for Botswanaโ€™s 400m

    Eppieโ€™s breakthrough hints at a brighter future for Botswanaโ€™s 400m

    Under Babitseng BFA will be transparent and accountable

    BFA slashes deficit and eyes bright future with financial reform and football revival

    Sports chief raises alarm over doping spike amid Region 5 triumph

    Sports chief raises alarm over doping spike amid Region 5 triumph

    ๐ƒ๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐”๐’๐‚ ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ

    ๐ƒ๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐”๐’๐‚ ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ

  • Subscribe
No Result
View All Result
The Business Weekly & Review
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Tautona Lodge: Morwaeng says details of purchase are classified

Says he is constrained by the PPADB ACT

mm by Staff Writer
October 12, 2021
in News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Tautona Lodge: Morwaeng says details of purchase are classified

GABORONE 9 June 2021, President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi receives the special envoy of Felix Antoine Tshisekedi , President of Democratic Republic of Congo in Gaborone on 9 June 2021. Tshisekedi send a letter to Masisi with his special envoy Prime Miniter of DRC Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge. Minister Kabo Morwaeng during the meeting. (Pic:Monirul Bhuiyan/PRESS PHOTO)

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Information surrounding acquisition of The P58 million Tautona Lodge in Ghanzi is coming in bits and pieces amidst a national backlash against government for buying it.

Following his recent disclosure in Parliament that the property was acquired for P58 million and that it was budgeted for in the NDP 11 Mid-Term Review, the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, Kabo Morwaeng, is not giving any more information about the controversial deal.

In his latest response, a letter written by Morwaeng sets the tone by acknowledging receipt of a letter from the MP for Maun West, Dumelang Saleshando, dated 3 September, which sought details about the acquisition.

โ€œThe reason I deferred adhering to your request to disclose on the 2nd September 2021 was to allow myself to be fully advised legally on what I can and cannot disclose,โ€ Morwaeng wrote in response to a letter from the MP for Maun West, Dumelang Saleshando, dated 3 September.

According to Minister Morwaeng, he is constrained to disclose all documents due to legal restrictions imposed by the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (Cap 42:08). โ€œThe context in which I made the statements that I had the documents and they were available for inspection must be construed within what is permissible within the confines of the law,โ€ he wrote back to Saleshando.

Tautona Lodge was previously owned by former minister Christian de Graaf. Attached documents show that upon a shareholding transfer, its director was one Barobi Mosugelo.

According to Morwaeng, details of the direct procurement and/or selective procurement of Tautona Lodge are classified under the PPADB Act and it is therefore a criminal offence to disclose this information. Disclosure of official correspondence between his office and Tautona Lodge detailing the transaction is also prohibited by the same law, he added.

Save for where Minister Morwaeng refers Saleshando to the Deeds Registry upon enquiring about evidence of land use, everything about this transaction is classified information. In the letter, Morwaeng notes that Saleshando – who is also the Leader of the Opposition and vice president of the UDC – can pay P50 to access such information.

โ€œAs stated above, the PPADB Act has several restrictions on disclosure of documents relating to bids,โ€ the minister wrote. โ€œThere are requirements for documents to remain confidential except in specific situations.โ€

After news emerged that the government had paid P58 million for Tautona Lodge, social media was awash with commentary, with most critics questioning the rationality of procuring such a property when the country is faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and dwindling state coffers.

Tags: Christian de Graaf.Dumelang SaleshandoKabo MorwaengTautona Lodge

Navigation

  • Home
  • News
  • Economy
  • E-Edition
  • Companies & Markets
  • In Business With
  • Lifestyle
    • Motoring
  • Sports
  • Subscribe

Recent News

  • BOCRA Slashes Mobile Tariffs
  • Subdued, but consistently resilient; Standard Chartered reveals 2025 half year results
  • Access Bank Named Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
  • LLR aims to build P3 billion portfolio with annual returns above 7%
  • Employment & Labour Relations Act: Leave Encashment Now Recognised By the Law

Site

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
  • E-edition

ยฉ 2021 The Business Weekly & Review. All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Economy
  • E-Edition
  • Companies & Markets
  • In Business With
  • Lifestyle
    • Motoring
  • Sports
  • Subscribe

ยฉ 2021 The Business Weekly & Review. All Rights Reserved.

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?