Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime

{{Short description|Botswanan anticorruption organisation}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox organisation

| formation = {{start date and age|1994}}

| logo =

| abbreviation = DCEC

| purpose = anti-corruption

| headquarters = Gaborone, Botswana

| location_country = Botswana

| key_people = Botlhale Makgekgenene (Director General)

| parent_organisation =

| website = {{URL|https://www.gov.bw/ministries/directorate-corruption-and-economic-crime}}

}}

Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) is a Botswanan anti-corruption agency founded in 1994 by the government of Botswana that sets out to monitor, expose & prevent acts of corruption{{Cite journal |last=Sebudubudu |first=David |date=2003 |title=Corruption and its control in Botswana |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40980345 |journal=Botswana Notes and Records |volume=35 |pages=125–139 |issn=0525-5090}}

The current director general of the organisation is Botlhale Makgekgenene.{{Cite web |last=Mathala |first=Innocent Selatlhwa,Sharon |date=2023-09-11 |title=Recycled leadership as Makgekgenene returns to the DCEC |url=https://www.mmegi.bw/news/recycled-leadership-as-makgekgenene-returns-to-the-dcec/news |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Mmegi Online |language=en}}

Whistle-blowers are an essential source for the organisation as their whole operational mode is built upon reports received from whistle-blowers.{{Cite web |title=Botswana: Africa’s Whistleblower Protection Trailblazer |url=https://www.integrityline.com/expertise/blog/botswana-whistleblower-protection-trailblazer/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=EQS Integrity Line |language=en}}