While Botswana's tax agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment from News24, it previouslyKaram Singh, executive director of anti-corruption lobby group Corruption Watch, said it was odd to see Makwakwa back at a national tax agency.
"Given the adverse findings against him at the Nugent Commission, that he was involved with Moyane in destabilising SARS, it is surprising to him emerge in this role as a consultant to the Botswana government," Singh said. The inquiry found that Makwakwa had been closely involved with the disastrous restructuring of SARS in conjunction with Moyane and consultancy Bain & Co. had been"devastating for many employees who were displaced, and proved to be detrimental to the efficiency and governance of SARS".
Bain & Co was last year banned from tendering for public sector contracts for a decade for engaging in"corrupt and fraudulent practices" related to its contract at SARS. In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
_Business At least somebody recognises his skills and experience
_Business Am sure he has a family to feed