[3] The Business Anti-Corruption Portal, ranked Botswana as moderate in regards to the amount of corruption seen in the country.
[7] The survey also stated that 39% of Botswana residents think that people in police departments are involved in corruption, a decrease from 54% in 2015.
It is more entrenched in the state government and private industries, and the small minority that is benefitting from this corruption can use their power to ensure that it continues on.
[9] To aid in fighting corruption, Botswana is also a member of the Eastern and Southern Anti-Money Laundering Group.
At a regional conference dedicated to combating corruption on the African continent, Masisi gave a speech as the guest of honour, where he called on governments to implement corruption-fighting policies.
These policies would require internal accounting and auditing mechanisms, strong anti-corruption institutions to provide oversight, and the rule of law and due process.
The Corruption and Economic Crime Act also has a number of other powers, such as outlawing the solicitation, receiving and accepting of a payment with aims to manipulate a public civil servant.