DCEO,LMPS AND FIU RECEIVE SEIZED ASSETS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
5 NOVEMBER 2023 The DCEO, LMPS and FIU went to Bloemfontein to receive the recovered assets from South African counterparts, namely NPA Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), South African Police Service (HAWKS), Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) and DPP. This was done after the 2021 M54Million fraud scheme which involved the fraudulent payments to South African companies […]
SADC HEADS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCIES
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ The Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) convened in Swakopmund, Republic of Namibia, from the 11 to 13 October 2023 to discuss and share experiencesย ย on emerging issues and trends in corruption in the Region. […]
DCEO SIEZES THE ENTERPRISE ASSETS
05/10/2020 DCEO has seized and frozen Lesotho Stone Enterprises (Pty) property and Bank accounts, a private company situated at Lekokoaneng in Berea district. It was established that Royalties and taxes owing to the Government of Lesotho which have been consumed by Lesotho Stone are over M40 million for the period ending 2018. Furthermore, it is […]
PROSECUTED CASES
During the year 2020/21 the Division remanded six (6) cases: 05/11/2020 COMPANY DIRECTOR AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE CHARGED Mohapi Khofu, together with his company called Refela Holdings,and Thelingoane Liotlo, an employee of Lesotho government holding the position of construction supervisor, charged with corruption and fraud in Botha-Bothe Magistrate Court. The said accused, upon or […]
CORRUPTION PREVENTED
Prevention of corruption The Ministry of Health craved to engage a South African company called Liselo Labs to provide Covid 19 tests. The company wanted to charge the Government of Lesotho between M350 and M500 per test beginning with 50 people. The process of engaging Liselo Lab did not follow procurement procedure, thereforeย the DCEO […]
MINISTERS DECLARE ASSETS
MINISTERS DECLARE ASSETS The new coalition government led by Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro and his cabinet declared their assets in public this Month of July 2020, they became the first to declare their personal assets to the Directorate on Corruption and economic Offences (DCEO). The 2006 Prevention of Corruption and Economic Offences Act requires […]
DCEO HALTS VICTORIA HOTEL OPERATIONS
DCEO HALTS VICTORIA HOTEL OPERATIONS, LESOTHO DCEO has frozen the government- owned Victoria Hotel, which was procedurally and corruptly leased out in 2002, to Sobita Investment (PTY)Ltd it was then used as a channel for money laundering by South African based businessman Thabiso Tlelai (Known as Sobita Investments) The company was awarded the deal to […]
DCEO to Examine issuance of Public Transport Permits (C&D) in the Department of Traffic and Transport
The Corruption Prevention prong under the Public Education and Corruption Prevention Division, is in the process of understudying/examining the issuance of Public Transport Permits(C&D) in the Department of Traffic and Transport under the Ministry of Public Works. According to the Prevention of Corruption and Economic Offences Act No.5 0f 1999 as amended, under section 6(g), […]
PM Urges All to Stop Corruption
The government has taken major steps to fight corruption in the country yet there are people who are still involved in various acts of corruption and should stop it now. The Prime Minister, Dr Motsoahae Thomas Thabane said this in his remarks at the event organised to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day in Maseru on […]