Transparency International (TI) released its latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) on the 23rd January 2020. These latest rankings show stagnation in a lot of countries more particularly in the Sub Saharan Region where Botswana is resident. Of all the African countries reviewed, Botswana comes second after Seychelles (score 66) with a score of 61 out of 100. Botswana has been rated at this score for the past three years. Overall analysis of the Ratings shows that most countries in the Sub Sahara region have relaxed in their efforts to fight corruption. Therefore this is an opportunity for the country to improve its ratings. The DCEC as the country’s lead anti-corruption agency will be reviewing its strategy this year in order to come up with a new anti-corruption course and initiatives which can take the country forward. Furthermore, there are plans in place to engage all relevant stakeholders through forums such as symposiums in order to cajole the citizenry to strengthen partnerships with the DCEC in the fight against corruption. One other critical strategy that could aid the anti-corruption drive is formation of strategic partnerships. In November 2019 the DCEC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Directorate of Public…