Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime

Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime

Abbreviation	DCEC
Formation	1994; 31 years ago (1994)
Purpose	anti-corruption
Headquarters	Gaborone, Botswana
Location	Botswana
Key people	Botlhale Makgekgenene (Director General)
Website	www.gov.bw/ministries/directorate-corruption-and-economic-crime

Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) is a Botswanan anti-corruption agency founded in 1994 by the government of Botswana that sets out to monitor, expose & prevent acts of corruption^[1]

The current director general of the organisation is Botlhale Makgekgenene.^[2]

Whistle-blowers are an essential source for the organisation as their whole operational mode is built upon reports received from whistle-blowers.^[3]

See also

• Corruption in Botswana
• Botswana Center for Public Integrity

References

1. Sebudubudu, David (2003). "Corruption and its control in Botswana". Botswana Notes and Records. 35: 125–139. ISSN 0525-5090.
2. Mathala, Innocent Selatlhwa,Sharon (11 September 2023). "Recycled leadership as Makgekgenene returns to the DCEC". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
3. "Botswana: Africa's Whistleblower Protection Trailblazer". EQS Integrity Line. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

Further reading

• Matlhare, Boikhutso (2016). An evaluation of the role of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) Botswana. University of the Western Cape. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-78195-375-4.

External links

• Official website