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Morupisi's 10 days of Hell

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FALL FROM GRACE: Former PSP Cater Morupisi
By the end of trial next week, former Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Carter Morupisi, who had grown accustomed to comfort and power mongering at government enclave, will be thoroughly humiliated after spending two weeks in the dock as a suspected criminal. Since the beginning of the week, witnesses have been taking turns to paint a picture of how Morupisi, then the most senior and powerful civil servant (Director of Public Service Management) at the time abused such authority, overstepping his mandate causing the loss of about half a billion Pula from Botswana Public Officers Pensions Fund (BPOPF) where he was chairman of the Board of Trustees. His lawyers – led by Busang Manewe – have been working overtime, sweating to discredit incriminating evidence that is piling up against a man who at the apex of his career could tell former President Ian Khama off, even showing him the middle finger. Such was the power wielded by Morupisi. On Friday, acting Principal Officer at BPOPF Moemedi Malinda was in the witness box unravelling minutes of Board meetings to help court decide whether Morupisi acted criminally when he bullied fellow trustees or simply disregarded the Rules governing the conduct of…

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