{"id":46251,"date":"2024-04-01T18:37:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tsogwane-cautions-churches-against-money-laundering"},"modified":"2024-04-01T19:39:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T19:39:49","slug":"tsogwane-cautions-churches-against-money-laundering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tsogwane-cautions-churches-against-money-laundering","title":{"rendered":"TSOGWANE CAUTIONS CHURCHES AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Churches have been advised to be vigilant against unscrupulous individuals who continue to exploit them for laundering illicit funds obtained through illegal means, as this undermines government efforts to combat money laundering.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the Good Friday commemorations at Holy Bontle Apostolic Church in Zion, held in Rakops, Vice President Mr Slumber Tsogwane highlighted money laundering as one of the country\u2019s significant challenges impacting the church.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that, under the leadership of President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, the government had enhanced money laundering regulations following the country\u2019s grey listing in October 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Following this, a plan of action was implemented to align the country\u2019s financial regulations with global standards, leading to the country being delisted in October 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Tsogwane said it was important for churches to comply with regulations to prevent future grey listings, emphasising the potential negative impacts on the economy and NGOs, including churches, which rely on donations.<\/p>\n<p>As the area Member of Parliament, Mr Tsogwane stressed the church\u2019s role in combating societal issues like drug abuse, alcoholism, violence, and accidents, particularly during holidays.He commended Holy Bontle Apostolic Church in Zion for adhering to guidelines such as ensuring KYC compliance for all donors across its 36 branches.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President also called on government bodies to collaborate closely with NGOs like churches to ensure full compliance with anti-money laundering regulations and strengthen their capacities.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Mr Tsogwane urged the congregation and leadership to actively participate in the mindset change campaign and donated P4000 towards the church\u2019s water bills.<\/p>\n<p>Kgosi Ditshego Ramakhubu of Rakops encouraged church leaders and members to engage in nation-building efforts, especially focusing on the youth, while also emphasising the church\u2019s critical role in shaping society\u2019s image.<\/p>\n<p>Rakops Station Commander Zibani Basupi appealed to the church to include prayers against crime in Rakops, particularly addressing issues like stock theft within the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Churches have been advised to be vigilant against unscrupulous individuals who continue to exploit them for laundering illicit funds obtained through illegal means, as this undermines government efforts to combat money laundering. Speaking during the Good Friday commemorations at Holy Bontle Apostolic Church in Zion, held in Rakops, Vice President Mr Slumber [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":46250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[233,237,234],"class_list":["post-46251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-botswana","tag-botswana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>TSOGWANE CAUTIONS CHURCHES AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING - Botswana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Churches have been advised to be vigilant against unscrupulous individuals who continue to exploit them for launderin ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tsogwane-cautions-churches-against-money-laundering\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TSOGWANE CAUTIONS CHURCHES AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Churches have been advised to be vigilant against unscrupulous individuals who continue to exploit them for launderin ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tsogwane-cautions-churches-against-money-laundering\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Botswana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-01T18:37:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-01T19:39:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2024\/04\/sm_1711987552.621654.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tsogwane-cautions-churches-against-money-laundering#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tsogwane-cautions-churches-against-money-laundering\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"TSOGWANE CAUTIONS CHURCHES AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-01T18:37:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-01T19:39:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tsogwane-cautions-churches-against-money-laundering\"},\"wordCount\":330,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tsogwane-cautions-churches-against-money-laundering#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2024\/04\/sm_1711987552.621654.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Botswana\",\"Botswana\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tsogwane-cautions-churches-against-money-laundering#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tsogwane-cautions-churches-against-money-laundering\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tsogwane-cautions-churches-against-money-laundering\",\"name\":\"TSOGWANE CAUTIONS CHURCHES AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING - 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